Barriers to accessing opportunities
We asked young people what barrier they face when planning for their futures . 69 % of them said they do not know what opportunities are available to them after school .
This is up from 52 % on the previous survey . Albeit the wording of the question on this survey was different to the wording on the original survey . The previous survey was focussed on opportunities beyond school whereas the question on this survey was focussed on planning for the future .
The second biggest barrier that young people face is cost . This was the case for 41 % of young people in Dorset , Bournemouth , Christchurch , Poole and Hampshire . This rose to 52 % for those students who receive free school meals or pupil premium and to 56 % for members of the LGBTQ + community .
We asked young people after this question in this survey what could be done to solve this . Most young people suggested that they would like to attend careers events run by schools , talk to their teachers and careers specialists . This fits in with what we found in other parts of the survey where 54 % of young people wanted decision makers to provide them with personal advice and guidance . Many young people on pupil premium or free school meals also stated that internet access was big issue for them .
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