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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

Scottish teaching union slams Labour grandee's 'concerning' schools plan

Andy Burnham's government is being advised by Alan Milburn on tackling youth worklessness (Image: PA)

A SCOTTISH teaching union has slammed a Labour grandee's plan to identify primary school kids at risk of unemployment as "deeply concerning".

Tony Blair's former health secretary Alan Milburn, who is leading a review into the UK's crisis in youth worklessness, has said primary schools in England should be required to pick out children at risk of leaving education at 16 without finding a job.

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