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28/09/2023

Impetus Insights - September 2023

Welcome to Impetus Insights... a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy - and what we think it means for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We'll be sharing this every month alongside news and updates about our own policy work. We’d love to hear what you think of this edition, and what you’d like to see in future newsletters.
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27/09/2023

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).
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21/09/2023

Parental support for fulltime schooling has collapsed, new report finds

First investigation of its kind spoke to parents across the country about causes of attendance crisis.
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13/09/2023

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 further the poverty gap in lost learning.
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24/08/2023

Impetus Insights - August 2023

Welcome to Impetus Insights, a place where we discuss ideas, articles and interesting reading about education and employment policy.
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28/07/2023

Impetus Insights - July 2023

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