Fears over north/south divide in youth unemployment

Another study into youth unemployment has said that school leavers are set to face a postcode lottery in finding jobs. Education specialists Ambitious Minds argue that there is now a north/south divide, with youngsters in the northeast and Scotland facing the worst prospects.

The study warns that teenagers who are picking up their GCSE results this week have seen the most "dramatic" changes to their prospects and expectations than any other secondary school year group for 70 years.