Today's labour market stats show 11.6% of young people are unemployed, with vacancies falling.

Our portfolio partner Generation UK deliver programmes combining the technical skills demanded by employers with extensive wraparound support to ease the transition into employment.

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🧵 1/4) At Impetus, we tackle three of the knottiest issues affecting a young person’s ability to succeed in Britain today: lost learning, stagnating attainment outcomes, and the large numbers of young people neither earning nor learning.

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Last week with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social @mission44.bsky.social, we held a launch event for our Who Is Losing Learning report: Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis.

To turn the tide of lost learning, the education system must evolve.
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Important report out today 👇

TWO NEW GRANT ROUNDS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS TODAY: 100k in core, unrestricted funding for an initial period of one year (with potential for us to become a longer-term funder) - more detail in 🧵below.

Apply by 11:59pm on Thursday 17 April.

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We’re recruiting for the fourth cohort of the ILA!

The Impetus Leadership Academy (ILA) is a leadership development programme to support talent from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK youth sector to progress into senior leadership roles 👇

We’re delighted to welcome Breadwinners & Business Launchpad to our portfolio as part of the Connect Fund. 🎉

Through our Connect Fund we’re working to close the employment gap faced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

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🎥Have you seen our film?

Young ppl from disadvantaged backgrounds are just as ambitious & talented as their better-off peers. But too many miss out on the opportunities they deserve.

Together, we can ensure that all young ppl have the opportunities they need to succeed.

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The policies set out in today's white paper must reach those who need them most.

Too many ambitious and talented young people are denied the opportunities they deserve.

New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 946,000 young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET).
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Lots of new people here! My new starter tip (thanks to @robinlanfear.bsky.social) is to use the Skybridge extension for chrome to re-follow all the people you follow in the other place

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