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Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
February 2026
GCSEs remain the biggest protective factor against becoming not in education, employment or training, yet too many young people are persistently absent from school. This blog sets out what the upcoming Schools White Paper must do to help every child thrive in schools - which has a lasting impact on employment, earnings and wellbeing.
February 2026
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
January 2026
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
December 2025
A blog exploring what the 2025 autumn Budget means for donors, how Impetus’ philanthropic model creates long-term impact for young people - and why this is not the time for reactive giving.
December 2025
An opinion piece describing the costs that underfunded education bring to young people in the long-term, and how Impetus works to alleviate this systemic issue.
December 2025
Impetus CEO Susannah Hardyman MBE explores why charities are a powerful voice in the policy sphere and the journey to making long-term, systemic changes through advocacy.
November 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
November 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
October 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
September 2025
A major new report published by Impetus and Public First, warns persistent school absence has become endemic and embedded as a cultural norm, with the online world driving real-world school absenteeism.
September 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
August 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
July 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
June 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
May 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
March 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
February 2025
How and why Impetus conducts research and policy work to drive systemic change for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
February 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
January 2025
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
December 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
November 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
October 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
September 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
August 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
July 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
June 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
May 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
April 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
March 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
February 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
January 2024
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
December 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights... a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy - and what we think it means for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We'll be sharing this every month alongside news and updates about our own policy work. We’d love to hear what you think of this edition, and what you’d like to see in future newsletters.
November 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights... a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy - and what we think it means for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We'll be sharing this every month alongside news and updates about our own policy work. We’d love to hear what you think of this edition, and what you’d like to see in future newsletters.
October 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights... a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy - and what we think it means for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We'll be sharing this every month alongside news and updates about our own policy work. We’d love to hear what you think of this edition, and what you’d like to see in future newsletters.
September 2023
Youth Employment Group calls for “Young Person’s Guarantee” to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
September 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
August 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
July 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
June 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
May 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
April 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
March 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
February 2023
Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy - and what we think it means for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
January 2023
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds have been hit hardest by this pandemic, in both their education and in the jobs market - their needs must be addressed by the Chancellor in the upcoming budget so they can avoid the long-term scarring effects of learning loss and long-term unemployment.
March 2021
Recently, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his plan for jobs. Our Director of Policy, Sam Windett, shares our response and what we should do next.
July 2020