Education in secondary schools is very much dictated by the national curriculum in the UK and so sometime very practical life skills can be somewhat overlooked. Many students leave school aged 18 and don’t know how to cook or take care of everyday tasks that as an adult we are expected to know.

So the question is who should be teaching young people these skills? Should it be left to their parents? Because if that’s the case then we risk passing on generations of people who are struggling with the same tasks their parents did. Surely it would be much more effective to teach these lessons in a school setting as part of the national curriculum.

Skills such as application completing or tax assessments are essential things that many people find really tricky but with the correct guidance we could give young people the confidence to enter the working world more easily. Self-care skills such as basic healthy cooking and hygiene around the home are so important but can vary depending on each child’s upbringing. With a basic level of these skills being covered at school young people would be able to learn how to be independent and healthy enabling them to look after themselves once they leave full time education.