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New figures show 135,000 fewer NEETS; Figures released last week show that the proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training (NEET) is at the lowest comparable level since 2005 - with the percentage of teenagers NEET at its lowest since records began.

• NEET in England at lowest level since 2005
• ONS:  Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), May 2014
• Figures suggest 216,000 fewer children regularly missing class compared to 2010
• Social Mobility Business Compact helps all young people have fair & open access to employment opportunities
•  Are there other & better alternatives than just ‘Bring back Grammar Schools’?
• Apprenticeships could provide a NEET solution to youth unemployment (4th item)
• No chance of gaining qualifications if they are not physically in school (4th item)
• Army have a NEET way of solving even civilian problems (6th item)
• A NEET way to improve employability among young jobseekers (4th item)
• Ofsted:  Improving Literacy Standards could lead to a NEET solution
• New fund to help vulnerable young people
• £30m to improve the lives of vulnerable young people
• Teachers & staff are helping re-engage & improve outcomes for disadvantaged young people in London, Ofsted finds
• TWF - Positive NEET statistics disguise the real labour market challenges young people continue to face
• Action needed to tackle UK’s NEETs crisis
• Nearly Half Of Under 25s Become Homeless Because Parents Are No Longer Willing To House Them
• Moving forward, changing lives: New employment programme to help Wales’ hardest to reach young people
• Skills Minister writes to councils over teen participation concerns
• New guidance on work experience published
• Government calls for culture change in careers guidance
• Lottery funding to give young people a sporting chance
• £3.3m to help young people in Wales get ahead
• Prince's Trust - Youth Index 2013: 1 in 10 young people feel unable to cope with life
• Lack of affordable transport limits young people’s access to employment, education & training
• Deputy PM Nick Clegg backs innovative NEET programme
• £3.4m to help young people who offend and young care leavers to get ahead
• Government’s changes to careers guidance & education will leave young people at greater risk of becoming NEET
• Youth Contract result announced