Most people do not discover what they are good at until they are 22 years old on average, according to research by the independent education foundation, Edge. Almost half of adults in the study said they were regarded as average or poor students at school and Edge says 2.8 million people were made to feel like failures.

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English Council leaders have warned that people under the age of 18 should be barred from using sunbeds to help prevent skin cancer. They are also calling for a ban on unstaffed tanning salons in England to protect young ‘binge tanners’.

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This guide for frontline staff and community activists offers advice on promoting community cohesion.

Groups have a significant impact on community cohesion, whether they are formed along ethnic, faith, religion or gender lines. In addition there are less formal groups such as family, friends, or a local estate. Bringing people in groups together is one way of developing strong and positive relationships between people of different backgrounds. A group feels less anxious and threatened by the existence of the other group when there is meaningful and sustained interaction between them.

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