Job learning improves behaviour

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"Places on a new work-based scheme are in demand
A scheme aimed at giving pupils in England more work-based learning is helping to get disaffected teenagers back into education, inspectors say.
There was early evidence of better attitudes, behaviour and attendance in lessons, Ofsted said. "Pupils spoke positively of their experiences and valued their increased confidence, self-esteem and the vocational orientation of the courses," Ofsted said. In many programmes demand for places exceeded capacity - "leading to selection by aptitude, career ambition, behaviour, punctuality and attendance".