14 to 19

14 to 19 education in the UK

Morrison’s forced to send school-leavers back to “school”

Posted on | December 4, 2011 |

The standard of school-leavers is so poor that one supermarket has sent back three-quarters of its recruits for “remedial pre-job training” before they start work.

This report in the Telegraph goes onto mentions English and Maths as expected but also focuses on some very simple things like making eye contact and knowing what time it is!

Here’s the full report.

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