Posted 17 Aug 2010
Young people should be given good careers advice and spend more time researching their options rather than going on Facebook, an expert has suggested.
Sue Fieldman, regional editor of the Good Schools Guide, believes that teachers also need to update their careers advice to suit the economic climate.
She said: "Students can't just lie back and think of England anymore and believe they are going to walk into a university and then walk into a job – that's not realistic these days."
Furthermore, teachers need to make sure they know what is current and what options are available – it is a joint effort, Ms Fieldman added.
One of the options that teachers could tell youngsters about is a TEFL course. This may be taken if someone does not get into university or employment straight away.
A TEFL course trains people how to teach English abroad in places such as Japan and China.
Ms Fieldman's comments follow reports on August 14th that education minster David Willetts claimed that some state school pupils are not getting into university because they are given bad advice about what A-levels to take.
Category: Teaching and Learning
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