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10 September 2026
2 min read
Teachers don't believe that the school system is set up to deal with the attendance crisis, new research finds
A new report from Impetus and Public First finds that school staff see the attendance crisis as a problem of disengagement, not behaviour, driven mostly by pressures they perceive as outside their control
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Impetus
Reports
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Education
News
3 September 2026
2 min read
New interactive tool illustrates stark differences in NEET rates across country
Impetus launches 'Who are NEET young people?', a new interactive digital tool, as young people facing multiple forms of disadvantage are shown to be 171% more likely to be not in education, employment or training than average
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Impetus
Policy briefings
Youth Jobs Gap
Education
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Employment
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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.
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Impetus
Education
Policy
