As it is announced that youth unemployment has now reached a staggering1 million people, the debate continues as to the causes of thisunemployment.
One particular argument that keeps being repeated is that the studentsleaving school at either 16 or 18 are simply not prepared for the worldof employment. Many report that young adults lack the social skillsrequired to perform well as a part of the workforce. The acquisition ofthese skills begins in the early years.
Children are never too young to learn how to communicate and theplayground provides the perfect platform for encouraging goodcommunication skills. Traditional playground games, such as 'ChineseWhispers' and 'Simon Says', rely on the players learning how to listento their friends and to speak clearly. For the games to work, thechildren also need to take it in turns to play the central role, eithermaking up a sentence to whisper, or by being 'Simon'.
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