The school-to-work transition for young people who experience custody

Publication Year 2023

Author Alex Bowyer Richard Dorsett David Thomson (FFT Education Datalab, UK)

Publication Type Journal

Category Education Labour

DOI https://doi.org/10.1332/175795921X16726787156855

Publication Outlet Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Volume 14, Issue 3, 339–357

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We use individual-level population data to characterise the pathways followed by young people in England who experience custody. We identify a typology of pathways up to age 18 and a separate typology covering ages 19–22. Our results confirm the generally poor prospects among this group, showing 80% to be firmly established as not in employment, education or training (NEET) by age 22. Despite the high level of deprivation in the population considered, prospects are still found to vary with specific markers of disadvantage. Managing to avoid NEET when 16–18 is an important part of the strategy for avoiding NEET when older. This suggests the importance of policy interventions aimed at re-engagement of those who experience custody as a young person.

The school-to-work transition for young people who experience custody

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