The team at Barclays say "there are one million unemployed young people in the UK, and without support to give teenagers the skills they need, that number is only going to grow. That's why Barclays have teamed up with lots of organisations (including Mumsnet) to build LifeSkills. LifeSkills is designed to help give young people access to work experience placements, key employability skills and the information they need to take their first steps in the world of work.
So far, thousands of young people have signed up to LifeSkills, but it?s not enough. That's where you come in. LifeSkills is a schools-based programme, so we need more schools to register, so their students and teachers can gain access to these resources and the work experience programme".
Please check out the programme here and share with your school. Let us know how you get on with this on the thread.
Barclays would also want to hear your thoughts on the questions below:
~ What do you feel the barriers are for young people entering the world of work?
~ What are your best stories of how work experience can help young people?
~ How do you think your students could help businesses when they head out for a work placement?
Everyone who lets us know on this thread that they have shared LifeSkills with a school or who answers the questions above (preferably both!) will be entered into a prize draw where one teacher will win a £200 John Lewis voucher. Prize draw: 6 January 2014.
And please, head to LifeSkills and sign up your school, so you can see all the resources, support and information in the LifeSkills programme.
thanks and good luck
MNHQ