Today's absence data is sobering: at the current rate of progress, it will take 5 years to return to pre-pandemic levels. For young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, that rises to 9 years. www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-views/absence-r...
By the time Government hits new attendance targets, today's students will have lost nearly a decade of learning - @goldsmithcn.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social yesterday.
Read more: www.tes.com/magazine/new....
Can you name all 23 of our portfolio partners in 20 seconds? Check out the video to see how many the Impetus team managed to name!
Meet our newest partners:
🔸VIY: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-views/announcin...
🔸Get Further: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-views/announcin...
We're hiring two Investment Managers to help us support our growing portfolio of 23 charity partners!
🔸£50,607
🔸Hybrid London
🔸Collaborative culture
We're looking for strategic thinkers who want to make a real-world difference. Apply now: https://www.impetus.org.uk/careers
OPEN NOW: Our School Attainment Grant Round!
£100k funding, expert support and access to pro bono experts and peer learning forums.
Complete an expression of interest form by 29 March: https://www.impetus.org.uk/attainment-grant-2026
Together with @intouniversity.bsky.social, we reflect on what it took to build a partnership that has spanned nearly two decades in the Charity Times.
Read the article here: www.charitytimes.com/ct/case-study-impetus-in...
Read about our work with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social, @ippr.org and @mission44.bsky.social on lost learning: www.impetus.org.uk/who-is-losin...
Terry draws on his experience as a PRU deputy head to outline how schools could be better equipped to support young people, intervening before their needs escalate and result in exclusion – a recommendation of the Who is Losing Learning coalition and now a tenet of the new Schools White Paper.
It was great to see our friend Terry Grego, former Director of Programmes at Football Beyond Borders, writing about inclusion and belonging for @schoolsweek.bsky.social last week.
Read Terry's article: schoolsweek.co.uk/it-demands-a...
ICYMI: What does philanthropy done well look like? We believe good philanthropy is impact-led & intentional.
Find out more about our unique approach to funding organisations that support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-views/our-phila...
Group of diverse runners participating in the 4-Hour Corporate Endurance Challenge by Impetus Relay, captured mid-race with colorful overlay.
Introducing the Impetus Relay on 12 Sept at Clapham Common! Join solo or teams, run laps and fundraise.
🎟️ Register now: https://www.impetus.org.uk/relay
📺 Webinar 12 Mar: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9b609aac-b0bb-47b0...
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Last week’s Schools White Paper was a paradigm-shifting policy document, with implications that could shift the dial for young people.
Our Head of Education Policy @goldsmithcn.bsky.social has spent the last week diving into the details: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...
Explore our model to see how we invest in the best education and employment non-profit organisations across the UK, transforming the lives of thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
https://www.impetus.org.uk/our-model
Our monthly policy newsletter, Impetus Insights, brings you the latest ideas, news and reading on education and employment policy.
Watch our summary video for Ayesha's six highlights in February's newsletter.
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New statistics show that 957,000 young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training - well above pre-pandemic levels.
Our latest analysis reveals this post-pandemic surge is currently costing the UK economy nearly £21bn a year in lost GDP.
www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#tbt Our blog exploring three reasons why policy and research are central to our mission:
1. Gives voice to lived experience
2. Directs our resources effectively
3. Drives systemic change
Read in full: https://www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-views/why-policy
Thanks John!
It’s official: @getfurther.bsky.social is joining the Impetus portfolio as part of our new Attainment Fund!
Together we'll work to create a world where all young people, no matter their background, get the opportunities they need to thrive.
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We’re proud to support the #InclusionForAll campaign from @impetus.org.uk and @thedifferenceed.bsky.social, backed by 60+ organisations. Its message, all staff supporting every child to belong, achieve and thrive, is now referenced in the Schools White Paper. Inspiring to see this impact on policy.
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We'll be providing further analysis following the release of the full schools white paper later today.
Yesterday our CEO responded to the announcement from the Department for Education, ‘Schools white paper to rewire education system and transform life chances for young people’.
Read full comments here: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-views/schools-w...
In 2024/25, our portfolio organisations benefited from £5.7m in grants & £2.3m pro bono support, alongside hands-on capacity building support.
We also produced six policy reports, contributing to long-term, systemic change for young people.
Read our Impact report: https://ow.ly/Zjnf50YcO1v
We're hiring for two permanent part-time roles in our growing Public Affairs team!
Passionate about improving outcomes for young people? Apply by 9 March: https://www.impetus.org.uk/careers
Our Director of Public Affairs Claire Leigh spoke in The Guardian this week on youth unemployment, raising the long-term costs of time out of work and calling on the Government to keep their focus on supporting young people facing the greatest disadvantage.
Read here: https://ow.ly/1K2R50YiFEC
🔸Listen to Alan Milburn's interview on Today (from 2:12:30): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🔸Read Youth Jobs Gap: Exploring Compound Disadvantage: www.impetus.org.uk/policy/youth...
As Milburn rightly said, this is a economic, social and moral problem. The data is clear, and the need for targeted, evidence-based intervention has never been more urgent.
Our research shows that certain young people will be at the sharpest end of this. Factors like being socioeconomically disadvantaged, growing up in certain geographic areas, having low qualifications, or having SEND intersect to create barriers that a "one-size-fits-all" approach simply cannot fix.
