Martin Allen is a writer/ researcher having completed a PhD at the Open University. He is a part-time teacher in a comprehensive school in West London and an active member of the National Union of Teachers. Patrick Ainley is Professor of Training and Education at the University of Greenwich School of Education and Training, UK. He has published widely on education and training.

'A book not to be ignored' Education Review

• Introduction: New Term, September 2009 \ 1. From jobs without education to education without jobs \ 2. Overtested and undereducated \ 3. Overqualified and underemployed \ 4. Lost in transition or transition lost? \ 5. New strategies for youth and education \ Afterword \ References \ Index

Martin Allen is a writer/ researcher having completed a PhD at the Open University. He is a part-time teacher in a comprehensive school in West London and an active member of the National Union of Teachers. Patrick Ainley is Professor of Training and Education at the University of Greenwich School of Education and Training, UK. He has published widely on education and training.

'A book not to be ignored' Education Review

• Introduction: New Term, September 2009 \ 1. From jobs without education to education without jobs \ 2. Overtested and undereducated \ 3. Overqualified and underemployed \ 4. Lost in transition or transition lost? \ 5. New strategies for youth and education \ Afterword \ References \ Index

Martin Allen is a writer/ researcher having completed a PhD at the Open University. He is a part-time teacher in a comprehensive school in West London and an active member of the National Union of Teachers. Patrick Ainley is Professor of Training and Education at the University of Greenwich School of Education and Training, UK. He has published widely on education and training.

'A book not to be ignored' Education Review

• Introduction: New Term, September 2009 \ 1. From jobs without education to education without jobs \ 2. Overtested and undereducated \ 3. Overqualified and underemployed \ 4. Lost in transition or transition lost? \ 5. New strategies for youth and education \ Afterword \ References \ Index