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This paper builds on the previous proposals of Learning & Work Institute and the Institute for Employment Studies, but focuses specifically on how to get those who have recently lost their job (or may soon do so) into new work as quickly as possible. Impetus' Director of Policy, Sam Windett, was an expert contributor.
June 2020
Government must support the creation of 1000 extra opportunities per day for young people. Continue reading…
The negative rhetoric about how so many – oftentimes too many – young people are going into higher education is becoming increasingly common. Continue reading…
Only through our Youth Jobs Gap research can you breakdown NEET (not in education, employment or training) rates by disadvantage and qualification level. Continue reading…
Our commitment to safeguarding Continue reading…
We were founded on a belief in social equality – that all young people should have the same chance to succeed whatever their background. Continue reading…
Impetus believes fair access must be at the centre of the sector-wide debate about whether the UK higher education system should move to a system of post-qualification admissions (PQA) system. The access gap between young people who are free school meal eligible and their better-off peers is at its highest since 2007. Yet the two proposals on the table risk massive upheaval that would distract from the biggest barriers to access - like attainment- rather than addressing them.
September 2021
Our Modern Slavery Statement Continue reading…
Will you apply to our social and emotional learning (SEL) grant round? Continue reading…