Education researcher and policy thinker
Milburn’s review calls for primary schools to flag Neet risk from the end of primary education, with welfare reform and better mental health support on the horizon as government seeks to reduce youth disengagement.
The OECD has released 2025 PISA results showing a global drop in reading, math, and science scores among 15-year-olds, with the United States experiencing a widening gap between low and high performers. The data link increased AI and social media use with weaker performance, while a minority of countries buck the trend.