I've just had the figures for the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) through from Tanya, the Connexions Strategic Manager here in Lewisham, and I think they are worth sharing.

In November last year there were 9.4% of all young people were NEET, this year the figure is 8.6%, which in real numbers is 630 young people.  The sub-regional figure is 9.2%.

Obviously there always remains more to be done, but it is excellent news and the people who work for and with Connexions should feel proud of what they've achieved.