Skip to content
DiversityQ

DiversityQ

For a diverse & inclusive workplace

Register log in
  • Agenda
    • News
    • Comment
    • Features
    • Profiles
      • Company Focus
      • Role Models
  • Diversity
    • Age
    • Disability
    • Faith
    • Gender
    • LGBT+
    • Mental Wellbeing
    • Neurodiversity
    • Race
    • Social Mobility
  • Best Practice
    • Development
    • Governance
    • Leadership
    • Recruitment
    • Retention
    • Strategy
  • Industry
    • Construction
    • Energy & Infrastructure
    • Engineering
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare & Life Sciences
    • Law
    • Media
    • NHS
    • Public Sector
    • Private Sector
    • Retail
    • SME
    • Tech
    • Third Sector
    • Utilities
  • Advisory Board
  • Events
  • Agenda
    • News
    • Comment
    • Features
    • Profiles
      • Company Focus
      • Role Models
  • Diversity
    • Age
    • Disability
    • Faith
    • Gender
    • LGBT+
    • Mental Wellbeing
    • Neurodiversity
    • Race
    • Social Mobility
  • Best Practice
    • Development
    • Governance
    • Leadership
    • Recruitment
    • Retention
    • Strategy
  • Industry
    • Construction
    • Energy & Infrastructure
    • Engineering
    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare & Life Sciences
    • Law
    • Media
    • NHS
    • Public Sector
    • Private Sector
    • Retail
    • SME
    • Tech
    • Third Sector
    • Utilities
  • Advisory Board
  • Events
Register log in

What are the options for school-leavers on A-level results day 2020?

by Ashleigh RiseleyAugust 11, 2020

Thousands of school-leavers receive their A-level results this week, but how can they begin their careers in a global pandemic?

Newsletter

DiversityQ supports board members setting and enacting their D&I strategy, HR directors managing their departments to take D&I best practice and implement it in real-life workplace situations

Sign up now

As thousands of school-leavers anticipate A-level results day on Thursday 13th August, early careers disruptor Fledglink is aiming to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on youth employment by providing those not going to university or choosing to defer with an ‘alternative to clearing’.

Just over one million 18-24-year-olds will likely be unemployed this year as a result of COVID-19’s economic fallout. In fact, the pandemic has seen the employment chances of non-graduates fall by more than a third, making them the biggest group of youths to struggle with finding employment in 2020.

A-level results day this year will be a day like no other, as school-leavers enter adult life amid a global pandemic. The cancellation of exams due to COVID-19 has only heightened the uncertainty many students face after leaving school. So what are their options if things don’t go as planned?

For those set on university this year, the well-trodden path of clearing is well signposted. Universities are anticipating less international students than ever, making way for school-leavers to find a space at universities through clearing, even if they don’t receive the grades typically needed.

Those who decide to defer the university experience because of the impact of COVID-19, or make the decision that further education isn’t for them are facing uncertain employment prospects.

On Thursday 13th August, the Fledglink app, website and social media channels will be displaying entry-level jobs, work placements, apprenticeships, and learning opportunities so that no school leaver ends the day without a clear picture of what their options and next steps are.

Studies show that if a young person has four or more interactions with an employer, they are 86% less likely to become NEET. So, whether they have vacancies or not, Fledglink is allowing employers to support school leavers. Fledglink is calling all employers to pledge at least one week’s work experience opportunity for a school leaver. By doing this, employers have the opportunity to make a real difference to young people’s prospects and change the bleak statistics non-graduates are facing.

https://diversityq.com/fledglink-possibly-the-best-way-to-attract-a-young-and-diverse-workforce-1004683/
Read More: a-levels, Coronavirus, Fledglink, school leavers, young people
Rate This:

Latest

How to combat ageism in the workplace

By Cheryl Cole | March 24, 2023 |
Age, Company Focus, Features, Strategy,
|

Supporting Muslim staff during Ramadan: a guide for UK businesses

By Cheryl Cole | March 24, 2023 |
Faith, Features, Guides, Retention, Strategy,
|

Digital skills shortage still an issue three years after ‘stay at home’ mandate

By DiversityQ | March 23, 2023 |
Development, News, Retention, Tech,
|

Related

How to combat ageism in the workplace

By Cheryl Cole | March 24, 2023 |
Age, Company Focus, Features, Strategy,
|

Age stereotyping remains an issue in many companies today

Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen competition aims to empower young innovators

By DiversityQ | March 22, 2023 |
Age, Development, News, Tech,
|

Samsung UK invites the young to create a better future

Young and on Shadow Boards – a NextGen Directors Programme

By Fiona Hathorn | February 27, 2023 |
Age, Development, Features, Financial Services, Social Mobility, Thought Leadership,
|

Women on Boards and RenewableUK highlight the value of young people on corporate boards

The importance of tackling LGBTQ+ stigma in the classroom

By Beki Martin | February 15, 2023 |
Age, Comment, LGBT+, Role Models, Thought Leadership,
|

Teaching students about LGBTQ+ history is more important than ever before

Further Information

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Events
  • Write for us

Contact us

  • +44(0) 207 846 1378

Address

  • Stubben Edge
  • 77 Cornhill
  • London
  • EC3V 3QQ

A part of the Bonhill Group