article_snippet: Youngsters who get themselves Saturday jobs like Victoria Beckham or Jamie Oliver kids may end up harming Youngsters who get themselves Saturday jobs like Brooklyn Beckham or Jamie Oliver's kids grades, a report has found.
article_snippet: While a report may do celebrity children – like David and Victoria Beckham’s son, who grabbed a few weekend shifts at a coffee shop – the world of good to get some work experience, research suggests research could come at a cost to young people’s education.
article_snippet: Youngsters who get themselves Saturday jobs may end up harming themselves grades, a report has found.
article_snippet: But a new study by the Institute for Social and Economic at the University of Essex found teenagers who take on part-time jobs experience a slip in teenagers who take on GCSE results.
article_snippet: Results showed an extra hour of work per week in Year 10 saw their results drop around one grade in one subject the following year.
article_snippet: a new study by the Institute for Social and Economic at the University of Essex analysed the hours these young people spent working and the impact of this on time spent on study time, other activities and these young people grades at GCSE level.
article_snippet: Dr Angus Holford, who wrote the report called Youth Employment and Academic Performance, says approximately a quarter of 13
article_snippet: he added the long-term effect of employment would be particularly damaging for ‘borderline students’ –
article_snippet: those who are at risk of not achieving the targets needed (five A*-C grades, including English and mathematics) to progression into further education.
article_snippet: Dr Holford added that as academic results at 16 have such a great influence over future careers, the results of Dr Holford study should come as a warning to parents who want children to achieve children full potential.