Research Insights
schools can play in helping to tackle this situation. While secondary schools are undoubtedly in the front line for this
Tackling NEETs early W
The vital work to help tackle the number of young people who are NEET – not in education, employment or training – starts in our primary schools, research shows
ith around one million young people considered NEET, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) Research Programme has highlighted the role that primary
work, many decisions by young people, conscious or unconscious, about their future are heavily infl uenced by experiences early in their schooling. Primaries have an early impact on pupils regarding career choices and the steps needed to get there. More and more evidence is being produced about ways of addressing
the issues around young people who are NEET and this gives some valuable pointers as to the strategies and tactics primary schools and their headteachers can best deploy in order to help. A range of recent publications in the Research Programme’s From
Education to Employment theme presents four substantial reviews that establish what recent research says about ways to help those pupils at risk of becoming NEET. Here are some of the key messages for primary schools about young people at risk of disengaging, alongside some practical examples of how they can help.
The earlier the better Look to make early interventions with pupils wherever practical, and as early as possible. Examples of the aspects to look for and act on include: early misbehaviour and absence patterns; reducing barriers to learning in the home environment; addressing early literacy and numeracy defi cits; and boosting confi dence and inter-personal skills at a young age.
“While secondary schools are undoubtedly in the front line for this work, many decisions by young people, conscious or
unconscious, about their future are heavily infl uenced by experiences early in their
schooling. Primaries have an early impact on pupils regarding career choices and the steps needed to get there”
Parents Parents need help to be effective partners in ensuring their children’s progression from the start – and leading eventually to their further education or employment choices. Increase your school’s early support for this by ensuring that parents are positively involved in choices and decisions, and understand their own roles in any interventions. School-home support workers can help here.
Early action: Research shows that primary schools have a key role to play in tackling the number of teens who become NEET
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