GCSE students discuss barriers for young people  

A group of school-leavers met Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at Number 10 today to discuss the barriers faced by young people as they make the transition to adulthood. The students, who had received their GCSE results earlier, were all mentored by the charity Arrival Education, which pairs people from the business community with students from difficult backgrounds in a bid to help them achieve higher grades. Mr Clegg welcomed about 30 young people to Downing Street to hear about their experiences and concerns and asked them to give their views on how the Government can improve opportunities for young people. He said: “What we want to do here in Downing Street and in Government is to hear from you because you have achieved extraordinary things over the past year. We want to hear from you what you think we can do to make more successes for you and for other young people – not...