Teenagers drop out of education	錕斤拷錕斤拷錕疥“錕窖э拷錕斤拷煞錕?英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷
England has a longstanding problem with youngsters dropping out of training England has a longstanding problem with youngsters dropping out of training. Almost half of 17 year olds in some parts of England have dropped out of full-time education or training, government figures reveal. The statistics show 49% in Thurrock and 44% in Salford have opted out of school or vocational training. Across England, 31% of 17 year olds are not in education or training. The figures also reveal deep regional divides, with wealthier areas such as Richmond and Harrow recording 18% of 17 year olds out of official education. The statistics confirms England's poor international standing for staying-on rates in education. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranks England's drop-out rates as among the worst among industrialised countries. Regionally, the statistics show Yorkshire and the Humber has the highest rate of 17 year olds not in full-time education or work-based training at 35%. Outer London has the highest staying-on rate, with 27% of 17 year olds having opted out of official learning. In the East of England this figure stands at 31% and at 29% in the South West. Edward Davey, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, said the government "should be ashamed" that so many youngsters were dropping out of school. Mr Davey said lessons need to be made more relevant to young people and reiterated his party's backing for the curriculum reforms proposed by the Tomlinson committee. A spokesman for the Department for Education and Skills said the government had implemented a series of reforms, with a 錕斤拷2.5bn rise in funding for further education The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), which was introduced in September 2004, was also encouraging young people to stay in education, he added. The EMA is a weekly payment of 錕斤拷10, 錕斤拷20 or 錕斤拷30, paid directly to eligible young people who stay on in, or return to, further education after they reach the statutory school leaving age. (Agencies)	錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕接�锟藉K斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷丫謾錕? 錕斤拷錕斤拷統錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷示錕斤拷錕斤拷英錕斤拷某些錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷17錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷薪錕揭伙拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷全錕斤拷錕狡斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷訓錕斤拷 統錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷示錕斤拷瑟錕睫克猴拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕鉸分憋拷錕斤拷49%錕斤拷44%錕斤拷學錕斤拷選錕斤拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷職業錕斤拷訓錕斤拷 錕斤拷英錕斤拷全錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷31%錕斤拷17錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕僥殼幫拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷訓錕斤拷 統錕斤拷錕斤拷錕捷憋拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕僥碉拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷艽�，藉K轎�锟藉K皆ｏ拷牡錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕絞匡拷錕斤拷凸錕斤拷蓿錕?7錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕?8%錕斤拷錕斤拷校錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕? 錕斤拷統錕斤拷錕斤拷錕捷匡拷錕皆匡拷錕斤拷錕斤拷英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕叫ｏ拷錕斤拷屎艿停錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷洗錕斤拷誚系錕剿�平锟藉K? 錕節撅拷錕矯猴拷錕斤拷錕誡發展錕斤拷織錕斤拷錕叫碉拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕叫ｏ拷英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷詮錕揭碉拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷凇錕斤拷錕斤拷錕解”錕斤拷錕斤拷錕叫★拷 錕接革拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕捷憋拷錕斤拷約錕剿匡拷錕酵猴拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷17錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷學錕斤拷錕斤拷擼錕斤拷锏?5%錕斤拷錕斤拷些錕窖э拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕餃�锟藉K斤拷平錕斤拷錕斤拷錕街耙碉拷錕窖碉拷錕窖э拷錕斤拷錕? 錕階訛拷錕叫斤拷學錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷校錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷擼錕?7錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕?7%錕窖э拷錕? 錕斤拷錕斤拷英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕窖э拷蝕锏?1%錕斤拷錕斤拷錕較碉拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕?9%錕斤拷 錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷習錕斤拷錕斤拷錕襟臣幫拷錕鉸伙拷錕斤拷錕斤拷維說錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷么錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷學錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷應錕斤拷為錕剿訛拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷 錕斤拷維說錕轎程碉拷錕斤拷錕斤拷應錕矯革拷錕絞猴拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕剿的匡拷味錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷支錕斤拷錕斤拷姆錕斤拷森委員錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷目緯談母錕狡伙拷錕斤拷 錕斤拷錕斤拷錕酵鹼拷錕杰詫拷錕斤拷一錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕剿稱ｏ拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕窖撅拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷一系錕叫的改革，錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷投錕斤拷錕斤拷25錕斤拷英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷為錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕僥伙拷錕斤拷 錕斤拷說錕斤拷2004錕斤拷9錕鉸ｏ拷英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷臺錕剿★拷錕斤拷錕斤拷維錕街金”計伙拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷蘋錕街鹼拷詡錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷胤錕斤拷錕斤拷謾錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕轎�锟郊堝K矯匡拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕叫╋拷锏斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕叫ｏ拷錕斤拷錕襟，伙拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷學校錕斤拷錕截鳳拷學校錕斤拷錕斤拷錕杰斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷學錕斤拷支錕斤拷一錕斤拷錕僥詫拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕斤拷錕轎?0英錕斤拷錕斤拷20英錕斤拷錕斤拷30英錕斤拷錕斤拷錕餃★拷 (錕叫癸拷錕秸憋拷錕斤拷站錕斤拷錕斤拷)