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Raising The Participation Age 'Has Potential Economic Benefits Of £2.4bn Per Year Group'

Published: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:20:33

Ed Balls and John Denham today (29 November 2007) published the Education and Skills Bill and outlined their plans to boost the skills and education of young people and adults.

The Bill will raise the education and training leaving age to 18 by 2015 as well as strengthening the provision and support available to young people and adults to meet the ambition set out in the Leitch Review of achieving world class skills by 2020.
To read more visit the DCSF website.

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