The north-east of England is the worst place in the UK to be young because of its high levels of youth unemployment and low levels of engagement with national politics, according to a charity’s research. The Intergenerational Foundation, a charity lobbying the government to consider young people during policymaking, said although the region benefited from more affordable housing and better GCSE grades, it topped a league of “intergenerational unfairness”. Read more
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. “Steve Jobs”
Young people in London are 43% more likely to go to university than their counterparts in the north-east of England, says a report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The funding council has published an analysis of changing patterns of young people going to university. It shows a widening regional gap, with Londoners taking an increasingly disproportionate number of places. The gender gap has widened too, with women more likely to go to university. The study from the funding council
In June to August 2013, 958,000 young people aged 16-24 were unemployed, essentially unchanged from the previous quarter and from the same period last year. The unemployment rate for those aged 16-24 was 21.0%, up 0.1% points compared with the previous quarter and up 0.5% points on the same period last year. Read the full report
We must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ” Goethe”
