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We conduct research into education and employment to influence policy and decision-makers so that every young person can succeed, whatever their background.

Our research covers issues such as GCSE results, university access and youth unemployment and draws on the experiences of our charities.

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Who is Losing Learning? The case for reducing exclusions across mainstream schools

This report, produced as part of the work of the Who is Losing Learning? Coalition, explores the rising tide of lost learning, and sets out a strong economic case to invest in reducing escalations. We introduce an ‘exclusions continuum’ that brings together different datasets and presents an overview of the rising prevalence of children losing learning, whether through absence, suspension, internal exclusion or the 11 other types of lost learning we have identified.

September 2024

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Early adult outcomes for suspended and excluded pupils

A new report published by the Education Policy Institute, commissioned by Impetus, identifies a “suspension employment gap", with young people who are suspended at secondary school experiencing a range of poorer outcomes in late adolescence and early adulthood, compared with those who are not suspended.

August 2024

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