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The Impetus Triathlon is one of the highlights of the private equity calendar and is a fun day out for all the family. Continue reading…
Here, our team, our charities and our supporters offer their perspectives on the issues affecting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Continue reading…
They work with high-potential students from under-resourced backgrounds to help them get into top universities. They place dedicated mentors into schools to help students navigate and overcome barrier Continue reading…
ThinkForward graduated from our portfolio in 2024. They support young people who face challenges on their paths to employment and provides them with a dedicated, long-term coach. Impetus has helped Th Continue reading…
The government has lost track of over 150,000 young people aged 16-18 in England. For those not in education, employment or training this means they can’t get the support they need. This report highlights that the government’s published statistics don’t show the full picture.
December 2014
Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is a major problem in Britain – and it’s not going away on its own. This report analyses the drivers and impact of being NEET and provides steps that the government should take to solve the crisis.
January 2014
2016 – not all bad! What’s the first word you think of when you look back on 2016? I can hazard a guess – ‘uncertain’, ‘tumultuous’, maybe ‘historic’, maybe something less polite! But for me the word Continue reading…
In 2014, just over half of the pupils The Access Project was working with were from disadvantaged backgrounds and of these, 66% applied to a selective university and 33% got in. By 2017, following four years of partnership with Impetus, over 90% of pupils came from disadvantaged backgrounds and of those, 85% applied to a selective university and 53% got in. This story reveals how they did that.
November 2018
Ahead of the general election on 12 December 2019, we're asking all political parties to give disadvantaged young people a fair chance, in primary through to higher education and into the labour market.
November 2019
Partnership of charities will support government to enable schools to access high-quality tutoring Continue reading…