The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said it might shift its focus from work experience to primary education following August's riots in England. John Cridland, the CBI's director-general, said raising education standards was crucial both to the development of the UK economy and to preventing further unrest. "The level of under-performers who make no progressbetweenthe ages of 11 and 16 tells you that you can't solve the problem in secondary schools... perhaps we need a shift in investment," he told the Financial Times. He praised afood company in Glasgowthat sent factory workers to a primary school to help with children's reading.
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