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27 August 2026
3 min read
Almost one million NEET young people will cost the state roughly £240 billion over their lifetime
981,000 young people in the UK are now not in education, employment, or training (NEET) according to the latest ONS figures.
Authors:
Impetus
Employment
Youth unemployment
Newsletter
27 August 2026
13 min read
Impetus Insights - August 2026
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
Authors:
Ayesha Baloch, Carlie Goldsmith, Nicola Robbins, Susannah Hardyman
Education
Employment
Policy
Media
20 August 2026
1 min read
Impetus responds to the Education Secretary's pledge to crack down on GCSE resits
Dr Carlie Goldsmith responds to the news that Lucy Powell, Education Secretary, pledges to stop GCSE resits trapping pupils in ‘failure’
Authors:
Carlie Goldsmith
Education
Media
6 August 2026
5 min read
Rising absence rates put Government target to halve attainment gap at risk
At the current levels of persistent and severe absence, over 600,000 young people are on track to miss out on crucial GCSEs.
Authors:
Impetus
Education
Policy
Views
30 July 2026
14 min read
How Impetus shaped the Youth Guarantee
How Impetus helped shape the government policy for over a decade - building the evidence, leading coalitions and influencing policy from crisis response to government delivery.
Authors:
Ayesha Baloch, Robin Lanfear
Policy
Case study
Media
28 July 2026
2 min read
Impetus responds to Government reforms on vocational education and apprenticeships
We broadly welcome the government’s new reforms to remove financial barriers to apprenticeships and strengthen vocational pathways for young people. We do hope, however, that the government considers lessons from other places, like the Netherlands.
Authors:
Susannah Hardyman
Education
Employment
