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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Children as young as five in England target of new careers programme

Children eat lunch at Greenacres primary academy in Oldham, Greater Manchester
Children eating lunch at a primary school in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The £2.6m initiative will be introduced in 55 areas. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Primary school pupils as young as five and six are to be the target of a new careers programme in England encouraging them to think about future jobs early, the government has announced.

Children in years 1, 2 and 3, between the ages of five and eight, will be given age-appropriate lessons designed to introduce them to different careers, training and skills, and inspire them about the world of work.

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