The poll, which quizzed 2,612 year 7 - 11 children in England and Wales, found that 74 per
cent of young people think that they are either very or fairly likely to go into higher education.
Not exact matches
EVAW called for «Compulsory Sex and Relationships Education to ensure that all schools tackle harmful attitudes and behaviours amongst
young people», and this was accompanied by a survey by YouGov which found that 86 per
cent of the public
thinking that «it should be compulsory for secondary schools to provide sex and relationships education which addresses sexual consent and respectful relationships» — with 48 per
cent also
thinking this for primary schools.
Another choice we've said we'd make differently is on taxation and tuition fees — while under the Conservative - led government banks are benefiting from a 5 per
cent cut in corporation tax, — Labour
thinks that money would be better used bringing down the cap on tuition fees, to help
young people worried about the costs
of going to university.
The study found that chronic conditions — such as asthma, diabetes and Crohn's disease — increase a
young person's odds
of suicidal
thoughts by 28 per
cent and plans to die by suicide by 134 per
cent.
Despite the apparent lack
of SRE, the survey found that most
young people thought the topic was important, as 99 per
cent thought it should be mandatory in all schools.
Worryingly, the survey showed that 6 per
cent of young people in London
thought it was fine to share personal information about themselves online with strangers, compared to those in other parts
of England.
The UCU's report analysed the results
of 1.3 million
young people over a three year period and found that 75 per
cent of predicted grades were «over-predicted», with students failing to reach the grades their teachers
thought they would, while nine per
cent of grades were «under - predicted».
It also revealed that 22,456 counselling sessions were delivered to
young people dealing with
thoughts of ending their own lives - a rise
of 15 per
cent compared to the previous year.