STV report:

More than 17,000 Scottish school leavers have been “lost” in the system supposed to ensure they go on to work, training or further education.

Scottish Labour obtained the figures in response to a freedom of information request regarding the programme run by Skills Development Scotland.

The Scottish Government has made a commitment to offer all 16 to 19-year-olds a learning or training place if they do not have a job, education or training lined up after leaving school.

You can read the full story here.

 

Matthew Burgess
http://www.mattburgess.co
I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.