My post @3 has been misunderstood.
It's message was that the children would be working part time before leaving school, and in full employment at 14.
While I accept that today, school education should be to at least the age of 16, however, there is less employment about, with 22% youth unemployment in Britain, and the State has abolished any chance of children gaining work experience before leaving school (see: nanny state and pc brigade with women with green hair telling everyone off).
When I went to school, many children I knew worked part time during the holidays or the weekends.
My mate did the milk-round before starting school, every morning!
Nowadays, half of children go to university, half sign on.
Children are taught not to work!
But there are some brave exceptions, such as 6th formers who work at Icelands to earn a few pounds.
My view is, children should be given some work-experience induction starting at the age of 11, 5 or 6 hours a week at least 15 weeks a year.
Booh!
