Young people

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Encouraging a 'repair culture' at Reading Festival

The Reading Repairium was on hand to fix anything and everything, from boots to dinosaur suits.

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Holly is seated on a gym bench wearing a black sleeveless workout outfit, black socks and trainers, and a smartwatch. The image is taken indoors against a plain grey wall.

Woman uses own eating disorder to help others

Holly Jordas was hospitalised when she was 13 years old when her weight became very low.

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A group of young people who are not in education, employment or training sit in a semicircle during a group coaching session on employability skills. In front of them is a woman, who has long blonde hair and is wearing a jumper. She is facing the semicircle, with her back to the viewer.

Youth jobs and training scheme gets £600k boost

The funds will go towards its youth guarantee trailblazer programme, says the city council.

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'We need to be opening doors for young people'

Amelia joins Anita to discuss the importance of making the online and media sectors more accessible for the next generation and how best to combat youth unemployment in this country.

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A young man with short bleached blonde hair and a beard, wearing a striped long-sleeved T-shirt, sits at a desk, looking toward an open laptop. He looks frustrated and is resting his fingers against the sides of the forehead. A large window and houseplants are visible behind him.

One in eight young people still out of work or education ahead of major review

Just under one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet).

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A young man with blond hair wearing safety goggles and using machinery.

The skills employers actually want you to have

Just under one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training, according to ONS data

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A young man looks at his phone while sitting at a computer in his home. He looks weary.

What does Neet stand for and why does the UK have so many?

Ministers want to tackle the high number of young people not in education, employment or training.

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Two hospital workers, a man and a woman, are pictured making a bed in a hospital room. They are wearing light green uniforms and lanyards.

'Life-changing' NHS apprenticeship scheme expands

The programme was set up in partnership with the Isle of Wight's HTP Apprenticeship College.

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Close-up portrait of Neala with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a light-coloured sweatshirt, standing indoors. A wooden door and framed posters are visible in the softly blurred background.

'I spent two years looking for work before I got a job'

Neala was one of growing number of young people classed as Neet, meaning they are not in education, employment or training.

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