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Proposal would bring employer-led work lessons into primary schools
Original: The ongoing attack on the innocence of youth continues with a proposal that primary age children should learn about work
A proposal suggests primary school children should learn about work directly from local employers. Critics frame it as an intrusion on childhood, arguing young children should be shielded from workplace pressures, while some concede schools could do more to prepare pupils for working life without placing the burden on the youngest learners.
Why now: The plan to introduce work-related lessons at primary age is sparking debate about childhood, education priorities and the role of employers in schools.
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- The ongoing attack on the innocence of youth continues with a proposal that primary age children should learn about work from local employers. I *do* think young people could be (sometimes) better prepared for the word of work, although even then its not clear that the fault… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 3
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