Impetus Insights - August 2026

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy. Continue reading…

Impetus Insights - May 2026

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy. Continue reading…

Rising suspensions put Government efforts to halve attainment gap at risk

Over five thousand suspensions given out per day in schools in England – with a shocking 60% given to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds Continue reading…

The number of NEET young people hits over one million for the first time since 2013

Rising NEET numbers have cost the UK economy £27bn per year in lost GDP since the pandemic Continue reading…

School suspensions threaten efforts to reduce NEET numbers

New analysis shows over 300,000 young people are more at risk of being out of work by age 24 Continue reading…

Almost one million NEET young people will cost the state roughly £240 billion over their lifetime

981,000 young people in the UK are now not in education, employment, or training (NEET) according to the latest ONS figures. Continue reading…