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Here, our team, our charities and our supporters offer their perspectives on the issues affecting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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14/03/2024

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

A new report published by the Education Policy Institute, commissioned by Impetus, identifies a “suspension grades gap", with young people who experience even a single suspension, or temporary removal from secondary school, less likely to pass crucial GCSEs in English and maths.
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22/02/2024

Impetus Insights - February 2024

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
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19/02/2024

'Living and breathing our values helps me focus on the ‘why’ in tough times’

Eleanor Harrison talks to Charity Times about how a focus on values helps her approach the challenges that being a charity and a funder throws up.
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01/02/2024

Driving Impact - the cornerstone of Investment support at Impetus

Driving Impact (DI) workshops are an integral part of Impetus’ support to charity partners.
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25/01/2024

Impetus Insights - January 2024

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
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10/01/2024

A Decade of Partnership: Action Tutoring and Impetus

The success of Action Tutoring has not just been about increasing reach, it’s been an impressive growth in impact. Since joining the Impetus portfolio in 2014, Action Tutoring has grown from an initiative in a few London schools to delivering 6,535 tutoring courses in 146 schools across England in 2022/23.
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