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学校除了教课本知识，还应该教青少年哪些走向社会的本领？英国广播公司 BBC 旗下的广播五台（Radio 5 Live）和学习平台 BBC Bitesize 委托民调公司 Survation，于2026年7月在线调查了2087名13至18岁的英国青少年。10月20日，调查结果在英格兰东北部纽卡斯尔一所学院举办的“BBC青少年峰会”（Teen Summit）直播节目中讨论。最受期待的三项帮助依次是更多工作实习机会（44%）、理财指导（43%）和求职申请指导（42%）。文章大致按“需求—压力—亲身经历—担忧—态度”展开：先列出调查中最常见的回答，再用几位学生讲述的保险、考试费用和实习机会分布不均等例子说明现实压力，接着介绍四名学生实习后的体会，然后谈到人工智能（AI）带来的职业焦虑，最后以多数青少年仍对未来持乐观态度收尾。文中 work experience 指学生在校期间到单位做短期实习，grade nines 指英国中学考试（GCSE）的最高等级9级。阅读时可留意 although、even so 如何表示让步与转折，以及百分比数据如何支撑观点。

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What should school teach teenagers about life after the classroom? A new survey for the BBC gives some answers. The polling company Survation asked 2,087 young people aged 13 to 18 across the UK in July what extra help they wanted from school. The most common answer was more work experience, chosen by 44%. Help with managing money came next at 43%, and 42% wanted advice on how to apply for jobs.

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学校应该教青少年哪些课堂之外的生活本领？一项为BBC开展的新调查给出了一些答案。民调公司 Survation 在7月询问了英国各地2087名13至18岁的年轻人，希望从学校得到哪些额外帮助。最常见的回答是更多工作实习机会，有44%的人选择了这一项。其次是理财方面的帮助，占43%；另有42%的人希望得到如何求职的建议。

The results were discussed on October 20 at the BBC Teen Summit, a live radio programme from a college in Newcastle, in the north-east of England. Several teenagers there said rising costs already shape their lives. Haider said he pays about £177 a month to insure a small car, because young drivers are seen as a higher risk. Ella said she had paid £75 for a university admissions test and £30 for books, so she needs a job.

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10月20日，这些结果在BBC青少年峰会上得到讨论。峰会是一档在英格兰东北部纽卡斯尔一所学院进行的广播直播节目。现场好几位青少年说，不断上涨的开销已经在影响他们的生活。Haider 说，他给一辆小汽车上保险每月要付约177英镑，因为年轻司机被视为风险更高。Ella 说，她为一场大学入学考试付了75英镑，又花30英镑买书，所以她需要一份工作。

Finding that first job is not easy. Nearly half of those surveyed (48%) said they would like a part-time job but did not have one. Among them, 38% said there were not enough suitable jobs near them, and 31% said they had applied many times without success. Ella said many good placements are far away in London. “It’s good if you’re in the right place, but if you’re not then you’re stuck,” she said.

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找到第一份工作并不容易。接受调查的人中，近一半（48%）说想要一份兼职工作，但目前没有。在这些人里，38%说附近没有足够合适的工作，31%说自己申请了很多次都没有成功。Ella 说，很多好的实习机会都在遥远的伦敦。“如果你在对的地方，那很好；但如果不在，你就被困住了。”她说。

Before the summit, the BBC followed four Newcastle students on work placements. Jasmine, 15, worked on logo designs at a web company and realised that an office job was probably not for her. Param spent time with a housing group and met many people he did not know. “Social skills are just as important as academic skills,” he said. He also wants lessons on houses, mortgages and tax. Javaris, who spent a week at an energy company, thinks work experience should be required.

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峰会之前，BBC跟随四名纽卡斯尔学生参加了工作实习。15岁的 Jasmine 在一家网络公司做标志设计，并意识到坐办公室的工作可能并不适合她。Param 在一家住房机构待了一段时间，见了许多陌生人。“社交能力和学业能力同样重要。”他说。他还希望学校开设有关住房、按揭贷款和税务的课程。在一家能源公司待了一周的 Javaris 认为，工作实习应当成为必修。

New technology adds to the worry. About a third of the teenagers (32%) said school was preparing them badly for a world of work changed by AI, although 56% said it was preparing them well. One girl, Isla, asked how young people can choose a job if AI may take it over first.

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新技术让担忧更多了。约三分之一的青少年（32%）说，面对被AI改变的职场，学校没能让他们做好准备，不过也有56%的人认为学校让他们准备得不错。一个名叫 Isla 的女孩问道，如果AI可能先一步接管某份工作，年轻人又该如何选择职业。

Even so, the mood was not all dark. More than three-quarters of those surveyed said they felt positive about their future. After talking to a careers adviser, Jasmine is now thinking about studying psychology. She now knows that “even if you don’t get grade nines”, the top marks in her exams, “you’ll still have a future”.

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尽管如此，整体情绪并非一片灰暗。超过四分之三的受访者说自己对未来感到乐观。在与职业顾问交谈后，Jasmine 正在考虑学习心理学。她现在明白，“即使拿不到9级”——也就是她所参加考试的最高分——“你仍然会有未来”。

新闻来源

• BBC News · ‘Give us lessons on personal finance and how to get a job,’ teens say (20 Oct 2026)
• BBC Media Centre · BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize Teen Summit to explore teenagers’ concerns over jobs, AI and online life (20 Oct 2026)
• BBC Bitesize · AI, social media and future jobs among the biggest issues for teenagers in 2026 (Oct 2026)

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