Attended a brilliant and profoundly moving event by @csjthinktank.bsky.social at the #ldconf last night on their report ‘The Lost Boys’ on what has happened and is happening with boys and men in our country. As I said in a question to the panel, it’s is amazing to see so many people caring so much.

Lost Boys? Thought provoking fringe @libdems.org.uk last night: hosted by @csjthinktank.bsky.social & Movember: - gendered lens needed for new policy & service responses - boys & girls need different support - trusted adults needed for all young people @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

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Parents whose children are taking unauthorised absences could be required to participate in attendance awareness training, similar to courses given to speeding motorists, according to a @csjthinktank.bsky.social report

🚨NEW: 16-24s are becoming the NEET Generation, with c1 million Not in Employment, Education or Training❌ We've published a new plan to get British NEETs working, backed by 🔴 Lord Blunkett and 🔵‪ @jeremyhuntmp.bsky.social 👇

"Ministers, teachers and parents deserve credit for beginning to turn the tide on this." 👏The education community should be congratulated for bringing down Persistent Absence in Autumn 2024. But it's still 40% higher than pre-pandemic, and severe absence was at an Autumn record👇

🚨NEW: Angela Rayner calls on colleagues to "step up" and show the change the Govt can bring. In @labourlist.bsky.social, @joshhnicholson.bsky.social presents a fully-costed plan to enact radical change on rough sleeping. Let's scrap civil servant relocation £s to help homeless veterans👇

Steve Morgan CBE knows the power of a stable home—he’s built thousands. He's backing our national Housing First rollout: giving 5,571 rough sleepers a home + wraparound support with long-term savings. Thanks to @stevemorganfdn.bsky.social for partnering with us on No Place Like Home. 👇

New job alert! @csjfoundation.bsky.social part of the @csjthinktank.bsky.social family are looking for a HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS to play a big role in their ambitious plans and deliver philanthropy services for existing clients as well as generate new business - find out more here: bit.ly/4lQEDPu

🚨NEW: Rough sleeping has doubled since Covid. But there is a solution. Together with @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and @andyburnham.bsky.social, we are calling for Housing First to be rolled out nationwide following the success of regional pilots🤝 Our new report, No Place Like Home, explains why👇

🤝 JOIN THE CSJ FOUNDATION! 💼 HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS (PHILANTHROPY) Want to: 🔴 Deliver philanthropy services for existing clients? 🔴 Generate new business with prospective clients? We want someone to help grow our offering for donors & charities alike. Be part of our plans👇

🚨BREAKING🚨 Council tax arrears have soared past £6 billion, up >85% since before the pandemic. 🗣️CSJ has long argued for council tax reform. But today we go further with a new report, Vital Signs, to help protect the vulnerable and recoup arrears👇 centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/vital-signs

💼NEW ROLE: Political Strategy. Media Engagement. High-Profile Events. Public-Facing Campaigns. If these areas interest you, come and be our new Director of External Affairs🗣️ 🌉Be the bridge between our research and impact. Apply here: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/about/jobs/d...

Our Founder Steve Morgan and CEO @liameaglestone.bsky.social joined a roundtable event hosted by @csjthinktank.bsky.social to explore the value of Housing First. We're excited to be working with the CSJ on this project to help turn the table on homelessness. Watch the video for further info 👇

Thank you to @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and reps from Liverpool and Manchester Housing First for attending our roundtable🏘️ 🪙For every £ invested in these pilots, taxpayers have gained twice that in savings to public services + improved wellbeing🪙🪙 Let's roll it out nationwide.

WATCH: The Independent Review is an opening for Government to get creative on sentencing👨‍⚖️ Research Director Ed Davies takes a deep-dive into the Review's findings👇 Our report, All Options, has the tools @shabanamahmood.bsky.social needs to make the most out of Intensive Supervision Courts.

❓Want to help drive our research projects and media campaigns through analysis? We're looking for an Analyst to bring our data to life with website visualisations, dashboards and more💻 Learn more and apply here: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/about/jobs/a...

🚨Our prisons are full🚨 That's what Justice Sec @ShabanaMahmood told us on Wednesday. Our Intensive Control + Rehabilitation Order would: 🔴Protect the public 🔴Ease pressure on prisons 🔴Rehabilitate prisoners Donna-Marie Edmonds, CEO of @theclinkcharity.bsky.social , endorses the ICRO👇

🚨Prisons are "on the brink of collapse" says Justice Sec @shabanamahmood.bsky.social Our Intensive Control + Rehabilitation Order would: 🔴Ease prison pressure 🔴Rehabilitate prisoners 🔴Protect the public Iain Duncan Smith + The Clink Charity are backing it for David Gauke’s Sentencing Review.

‼️'By all metrics, there is a crisis facing boys and young men across Wales' 🗣Sam Rowlands MS highlighting the importance of family stability in supporting Welsh Lost Boys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Fantastic to hear this debate and from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, @sarah4bridgend.bsky.social

🌪️Buy Now, Pay Later has taken the UK credit market by storm, with 2⃣7⃣ % of people in the UK saying they have used BNPL. We’re calling on the Government to finish the job on regulation and embrace the opportunities BNPL offers👐 centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/flexin…

🗣️ 'Who's talking to boys? Who's giving them hope? Who's telling them who they should be when they grow up?' 👇CSJ Researcher Luke Taylor, commending Sir Gareth Southgate for talking to young men and calling for more male role models 👦 www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/lost-boys

☺️Wonderful coverage by Emma Glasbey and BBC Look North looking at the work CSJ Alliance Charity Noah's Ark Centre have done in Halifax. They've delivered over 400 carpets to people without them, keeping people safer and warmer👏

📊Our inaugural School Exclusions Tracker flagged soaring exclusion and suspension numbers. 🏆CSJ Award Winner One-Eighty CEO Susie Besant sees the impact on schools everyday through One-Eighty's work in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. 📕Tracker here: centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/school…

🚨BREAKING🚨 2024 saw new Spring Term records for suspensions and exclusions, says new DfE Data. 3,107 Exclusions - 2% 🔼 295,559 Suspensions - 12% 🔼 🧵We're calling on Govt to end the mayhem going on in classrooms that is sending numbers soaring📈 (1/8)

‼️Check out our rejuvenated Social Data Tracker with all the latest stats on our key research areas📊 socialjusticedatatracker.org.uk 🇬🇧Includes an international and regional breakdown of life satisfaction, found in our most recent report, Growth Isn't Good Enough. Read below👇

👏Credit to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Minister Stephen Morgan for introducing Children Not in School Registers. ✅A recommendation the CSJ have advocated for years, local authorities will have the information to help parents meet children's needs🧒 📻 Beth Prescott on BBC Sussex

🎉Learner of the Year 🎉 Congratulations to Liberty Morrow, Events & Engagement Manager at @csjthinktank.bsky.social for being our number 1 ‘Learner of the Year’ across the Smart Thinking membership - making the most of our training, webinars and networks! #thinktanks #stmembers

Come and manage our People & Operations! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 👩‍💼👨‍💼From managing office operations to supporting HR functions, we're looking for a hands-on person to join the Westminster team as maternity cover. Apply here👇https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/about/jobs/people-operations-manager-maternity-cover

Conservatives cannot afford to ignore Lost Boys, says Chief Executive Andy Cook. There is a crisis affecting boys and young men in Britain, and ignoring this unfolding catastrophe will cost the nation and the Conservative Party dear. Read more here: conservativehome.com/2025/03/27/a...

You have 3 days to still apply for @csjthinktank.bsky.social Development Director role (maternity cover). If you have a track record of delivering sustainable growth and perhaps fancy a move into a busy think tank environment then find out how to apply here: bit.ly/4bZ6fOl

The Steve Morgan Foundation has pledged £80,000 to the @csjthinktank.bsky.social(CSJ) to support a new programme of research and advocacy to help end rough sleeping in England. Read more about Housing First and our collaboration with the CSJ here: bit.ly/4j623ia

The Chancellor was right to say welfare reform needs "hard yards" + "long-term decisions"👍 But tinkering with the benefits system for short-term cash helps no one👎 We set out 16 steps to deliver c£13 billion this Parliament by getting people in work: centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/newsroom/spr...

📹WATCH: We visited charities supporting boys across Britain for Lost Boys. Researcher Luke Taylor met Wade at New Beginnings in Stockport. Wade struggled at school and home, but now aspires to be a mechanical engineer🧑‍🏭 Other boys have fallen behind: centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/lost...

👏🗣️Thank you to Sir Gareth Southgate for shifting the national conversation towards the plight of boys & young men. Sir Gareth cited Lost Boys, and its finding that boys are falling behind across 'the most important metrics in our society'.📉 centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/lost-boys

The DWP are expected to release a Green Paper to Get Britain Working. As Ed Davies describes, we believe our solutions could: 🔴Unlock up to £13bn in savings + tax receipts before 2030 🔴Restore hope + opportunity for young NEETs Read here: centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/get-britain-working

👏 Good for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on welfare reform. With 650k more long-term sick post-Covid + c1m 16-24s now NEET, the bill is rising 📈 The answer isn’t cutting benefits. It’s getting people into work. How to get Britain Working👇

We were pleased to contribute to the research which led to this important new report from @csjthinktank.bsky.social Our chairman Steve Morgan is a co-signatory to the Forward of #SuperchargeingPhilanthropy & we fully support the call for greater collaboration between the Government & philanthropy

🚨 Britain’s small charities could benefit from up to £11bn if govt + philanthropists join forces❗️ 🧵Our new report, Supercharging Philanthropy, shows clear govt leadership would boost philanthropy + frontline services across the UK 📈 🔗centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/superchargingphilanthropy

📺Watch LIVE: On Monday, we launch our Supercharging Philanthropy report⚡️ We’ll be joined by Minister of State for Culture, Media and Sport @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social and philanthropists. Watch live on X, LinkedIn or our website: centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/events/superchargingphilanthropy

🙌Years of campaigning by the CSJ & Justice and Care culminated in yesterday’s news that cuckooing and CCE will be deemed specific offences👏 We have long-recommended standalone offences, writing papers on both issues📝 To the MPs & Peers who campaigned with us, thank you🙏

At the Centre for Social Justice, we’re looking at the root causes of worklessness among middle-aged people for a new project. Last week, we held focus groups with charity partners to learn more🔎 Thank you to the Oasis Centre in Gorton and Zink in Buxton for hosting these crucial discussions👏

❗️WE'RE HIRING❗️ Role: Development Director (Maternity Cover) Closing Date: 7th March We are looking for an exceptional and ambitious senior fundraiser, with a proven track record of delivering sustainable growth. Find out more and apply here: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/about/jobs/d...

Here's how to halve the 1 million young people classed as NEET + gain a whopping £23bn🛠️ By giving firms a 40% tax break off the cost of taking on a NEET: 🔴Firms will hire more young people 🔴 £23bn extra in welfare savings + additional personal taxes👇

🎉 Delighted to be recognised by Justice Minister @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social for our role in forming the Enforcement Conduct Board. It's made a massive difference in cleaning up the debt enforcement sector. Time to put it on a statutory footing. www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/stil...

We have launched a Call for Evidence on the construction skills shortage. In Inside Housing, the CSJ's Josh Nicholson explains why our inquiry is pertinent to achieving the Govt's housing + infrastructure targets🎯 Read + have your say here: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/newsroom/con...

📚Delighted to have the support of Labour MP and Education Select Committee member @jessasatomp.bsky.social as we strive to reverse the rise in school exclusions and persistent absence📈 🚨Without further action to get kids back in school, we'll be picking up the pieces for years to come.

Good news about yesterday’s apprenticeship reforms and decision to dump GCSE English & Maths⭐ Let's not stop there. We've launched a Call for Evidence into the construction skills shortage👇 centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/skills-to-bu...

This Monday, Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson will deliver a keynote speech on high and rising standards in schools, live at the CSJ. Tune into our X, Linkedin or YouTube to watch live from 10am on Monday, or watch the livestream on our website👇

We heard from dozens of young people in our new report, Change The Prescription, about social media’s harmful impact👥 Hear Researcher Emily Wells describe what we found in our qualitative research, and how we’re proposing to solve it. And read Change The Prescription below👇