Another one with a teen of the same age. She's been doing a lot of bumming around, and has done the whole of Netflix and not much else, so we have been nagging her a little bit to get a job. She is the least streetwise person of anyone I know, her younger sister often seems so much older, so I genuinely thought it would do her good to actually take responsibility for something in her life- which she just doesn't currently do. Maybe that's been bad parenting, I dunno, but she really expects everything done for her.
Anyway, I disagree about school age jobs being legislated out of existence, because there are plenty around near us. The most common way to get your mitts on one seems to be through FB groups. She had her first interview on Tuesday, and started a job at a fish and chip shop on Tuesday night!!! 2 shifts done, and she's actually enjoying it, I really think it will be great for her, and increase confidence. She's had a very difficult year with some hard medical stuff to deal with, which have definitely affected exams/school, and it's good she's got something that can get her out of her comfort zone, and give her money to spend on whatever she wants. It's a 1 minute walk from our house, so hopefully she'll keep it up through 6th form as well.