Over 1,000,000 days of learning lost after children sent home, with poorest hit hardest

For the first time, the majority of suspensions are of children living in poverty, widening the poverty gap in lost learning. Continue reading…

Parental support for fulltime schooling has collapsed, new report finds

A report on the causes of attendance crisis, in first investigation of its kind, spoke to parents across the country. Continue reading…

Tackling youth unemployment could generate £69bn for UK economy

Youth Employment Group calls for “Young Person’s Guarantee” to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). Continue reading…

Tackling education inequality with the Tutor Trust

How a shared belief in the power of tutoring took us on a journey from reflection to refinement to growth. Continue reading…

Pupils who have been suspended are around a year behind their peers by the time they take their GCSEs

The Education Policy Institute's report, commissioned by Impetus, identifies a “suspension grades gap", with young people who experience even a single suspension, or temporary removal from secondary s Continue reading…

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 outco Continue reading…

Independent Oracy Commission calls for oracy to be prioritised as the fourth 'R' for young people

A new report calling for oracy to be prioritised in schools is published by the Independent Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, supported by Impetus. Continue reading…

Response to the Get Britain Working White Paper

For the Government's white paper to succeed, young people furthest from the labour market must be at the heart of its policy implementation. Continue reading…

It is now normal for pupils not to attend school every day

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 absenteeis Continue reading…

More than 30 organisations back Inclusion for All campaign

More than 30 parent groups, school trusts, charities and campaigners back new campaign for inclusive school reform, led by Impetus and The Difference. Continue reading…