Extra support and guidance when making decisions about the future .
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In addition , 71 % of respondents said that they either definitely or maybe need extra support to make decisions about their future . This rose to 76 % of young people receiving free school meals or pupil premium and rose further for those with a diagnosed mental health condition to 81 %. These young people were 10 % more likely to definitely need support to make decisions about their future . Young people who are part of the LGBTQ + community were 5 % likely to be unsure wether they need extra help .
We also asked young people who they could ask for support . 88 % of young people said they can ask their parents for support ( see pages 49 & 50 ). Further than parents , 67 % of young people said they could ask a teacher for support when making decisions abut their future . 68 % said they could ask their friends . There was then a significant drop before the next most popular option of another trusted adult at 41 %.
Girls were more likely to ask friends for support than boys , 71 % compared to 61 %. But boys were 5 % more likely to ask a trusted adult for support than girls .
Fewer LGBTQ + young people could trust a teacher , 61 % ( 6 % lower than average ); this drop was similar for those young people on pupil premium or free school meals , 60 %. These young people were much less likely to ask their friends for support however , 56 %, a drop of 12 %. Young people with a mental health condition were less likely to ask anyone for support , 12 % less likely to ask their parents , 8 % less likely to ask friends and 8 % less likely to ask a teacher than average .
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