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30/08/2024

Labour government’s Youth Guarantee could transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people, if delivered well.

GCSE results show the disadvantage gap continues to grow, painting a clear picture for the Labour government.
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22/08/2024

Impetus Insights - August 2024

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
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20/08/2024

Young people suspended during secondary school are twice as likely to be out of education, employment or training by age 24

The Education Policy Institute's report, commissioned by Impetus, identifies a “suspension employment gap", with young people who are suspended at secondary school experiencing a range of poorer outcomes in late adolescence and early adulthood, compared with those who are not suspended.
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08/08/2024

Impetus' statement on the racist and Islamophobic violence across the UK

Impetus' statement on the racist and Islamophobic violence across the UK
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25/07/2024

Impetus Insights - July 2024

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
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22/07/2024

From non-racism to anti-racism: leading an anti-racist organisation

An Impetus Leadership Academy event on why it is not good enough to be merely ‘non-racist’ and how leaders can effectively embed anti-racism in their work.
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