Young people have been “mis-sold” the route to success, with record numbers heading to university expecting a career to fall into place on graduation, education and business professionals have warned. They said parents and teachers should be educated about vocational pathways open to teenagers, in order to rubbish the “impression” that higher education is the only route to a successful career. Speaking at a round-table debate, Theo Paphitis, entrepreneur and former Dragons’ Den star, said teachers were the “root cause” of young
Almost half (44%) of young people living in the UK pick up their phone more than 50 times per day, Deloitte’s latest survey of phone user habits shows. The most common time to use a smartphone is on public transport, when more than 40% very often used their device, whilst driving is one of the times of least use. The morning remains an active time, with 55% of all users checking their device within 15 minutes of waking. For its
A third of young people lack confidence, according to a Sky survey – with some blaming social media. The Sky Academy report which surveyed 1,600 young people comes amid a campaign to boost confidence in young people, supported by YouTube sensation Alfie Deyes. The survey asked young people about the pressures that undermine confidence and how that can affect success in life. Of those interviewed, only 60% of girls said they felt confident, compared to 67% of boys. Meanwhile, 37% of of
There has been a 16 per cent increase in the number of direct sellers aged under 25 last year compared to 2013 figures. Under-25s now make up 22 per cent of the industry, meaning of the 400,000 direct sellers in the UK, more than 88,000 are now under the age of 25. The figures from the Direct Selling Association (DSA), the trade body for the industry, show that younger people are turning to direct selling as an alternative way to generate income
