Meet the ventures: The Social Tech Amplifier
The Social Tech Amplifier, a partnership between Catch22, Ufi VocTech Trust and Social Tech Trust, has onboarded 11 ventures – all with a focus on…
Catch22
Small Classes, Big Difference: the importance of bespoke support for excluded children in Alternative Provision
The Commission on Young Lives recently published its latest report, ‘All Together Now: Inclusion not Exclusion‘. The central question of this report is; how can…
Rebuilding a ‘Good’ Apprenticeship Scheme
Those dreaded words every provider of education never wants to hear can either make or break you as an educational leader. After seven days of…
Future Pathways
Employability Support for West London’s Young People While the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges, employability rates among young people continue to be a major…
Employment after Alternative Provision: How can barriers be removed to help young people access work, education and training?
In the academic year 2020 – 2021, 32,436 students attended alternative provision (AP) schooling in the UK. This figure has been steadily increasing since 2017,…
Reducing Youth Unemployment and Young People’s Responsibility: A Catch22Minutes Podcast Debate
It’s the final episode of #Catch22Minutes’ Youth Employment series! In this first series, we have focussed on youth unemployment and the challenges ahead. We have…
Employability Services in the UK: A Catch22Minutes podcast
This week in Catch22Minutes, the public policy podcast series, @Catch22 looks back on the first series which was focussed on youth employment issues and asks ‘What makes…
Employing Prison Leavers: A Catch22Minutes Podcast
Around 66,000 people leave prison in the UK every year. But figures show only 25% of men leave prison and go into some form of…
Will Young People Be Prepared For Green Jobs? The Catch22Minutes Podcast
The government has pledged to create two million green jobs by 2030. But according to consultancy PwC, just 1.2% of all advertised job roles in…
How Can Social Mobility Improve Youth Employment? The Catch22Minutes Podcast
Many of us have experienced the benefits of our social capital when job hunting – whether it’s a referral from a friend of a friend,…