Pupils aged 14 will also be offered technical courses that will help them find jobs in their local area

Andy Burnham is planning a crackdown on youth sickness benefits in a bid to fund his social care spending spree and increase the defence budget to stop Wes Streeting from walking.

The changes come as the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham seeks to tackle the one million young people not in employment, education or training - or ‘Neets’