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7 August 2026

Young people aren’t work-ready because nobody owns the handover

Everyone agrees young people aren't work-ready but everyone assumes someone else is responsible
Stephanie Macpepple Guest Contributor

Head of personal development at an FE college in the South East Midlands and founder of The Skilled Youth

Harshani Samaradiwakara Guest Contributor

Course director in professional skills and lecturer in management at Cranfield University, author, and programme partner at The Skilled Youth

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There is a recurring failure in British education that almost nobody owns.

A school leader says: “We think they already know.”

A college lecturer counters: “We assume school covered it.”

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