Pulling back the curtain: where young people are now
As the UK officially passes into recession and we prepare ourselves for a Christmas that looks likely to be characterised by soaring energy bills and…
Impetus
Young people missing out on classroom skills teachers say are ‘crucial for academic attainment’
Overwhelming support for building skills that could break down the attainment gap Inconsistent policies and a lack of focus on young peoples’ social and emotional…
Gaps in the National Tutoring Programme risk failing disadvantaged pupils
Youth Charity Impetus – founding partner of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) – has issued a stark warning in their second report on the Government’s…
‘The National Tutoring Programme will fail young people unless it reforms’
Changes to the flagship catch-up programme would transform the lives of the young people it was designed to reach Youth charity, Impetus – a founding…
What does Augar means for disadvantaged young people?
What will DfE’s Augar response will mean for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds? Respond to the Department for Education’s response to the Augar review of…
What next for fair access and participation?
Fair access to higher education for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds is one of the biggest challenges faced by the education sector today. Just 27%…
Essential government tackles young people’s barriers to work to address record vacancies
Responding to the latest NEET statistics from the Office of National Statistics, Steve Haines, Director of Public Affairs at youth charity Impetus says it is essential the…
Impetus warns against squandering new education catch up budget on unproven intervention
Existing data fails to support lengthening the school day as a means to boost attainment, according to new report (@ImpetusPEF) Despite months of discussion about the learning loss…
Future of FE
Maybe I’m odd, but I often think of results day as edu-Christmas. Just like Christmas, young people open things and are occasionally disappointed. Just like Christmas,…
Department for Education delays publication of widening participation statistics
Responding to the Department for Education’s decision to postpone the release of the Widening Participation statistics for 2019-20, Steve Haines, Director of Public Affairs at…