How Manchester halved the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in four years

Manchester has halved the number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) in just four years through detailed geographical research of the incidence and nature of the NEET group, by recruiting a dedicated NEET co-ordinator and developing a multi-agency NEET programme as part of their Children's Board.  By aligning funding from a number of sources and through joint commissioning a range of NEET engagement and aspiration raising activities has been undertaken with young people and specifically the five secondary schools that produce the highest number of NEET pupils.

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