Funding alone isn’t enough for non-profit orgs supporting young people. We connect our portfolio partners with experts who can offer something just as valuable: their time, skills & insight. #ProBonoWeek Want to use your expertise for good? Get involved: www.impetus.org.uk/pro-bono

1/6 With high levels of disengagement from school and stagnating attainment across Britain, the Curriculum and Assessment Review offers a chance to address some of the thorniest challenges facing young people today. Much to celebrate, but a few key recommendations stand out 🧵

Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds face barriers at every stage from school to work, reinforcing existing inequalities. We help organisations working with young people to design and deliver high-impact interventions, and tackle these barriers. Learn how: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Black History Month may be over, but we’re still celebrating the identity & achievements of the Black community. Harbi Jama, our Director of Philanthropy, explores how philanthropy can unlock change for young people from disadvantaged & ethnic minority backgrounds www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

We find, fund and build high potential organisations, working shoulder to shoulder with them to help reduce the education and employment gap for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Find out more ⬇️ www.impetus.org.uk/our-impact

It’s #NationalMentoringDay. @intouniversity.bsky.social, now in our alumni network, supports young people with mentoring & tutoring so they can succeed in school, get into university and achieve their career ambitions. Read about our 17-year partnership with them: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

🧵1/4 Yesterday’s pupil absence stats show persistent school absence in England remains stubbornly high: 18% of pupils miss at least 10% of school. At the current rate of improvement, school attendance could take four years to return to pre-pandemic levels. impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

For Black History Month, we're reflecting on how the Black community continues to inspire positive change, especially across the youth and charity sectors. Discover how our race equity work aims to tackle racism at the systemic, sector and organisational levels. www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Out now - Impetus Insights: October edition 🍂 Our monthly policy newsletter brings you the latest ideas, news and reading on education and employment policy. Watch our video, 6 in 60, for six highlights in this month's newsletter. Read Insights: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

IntoUniversity, Impetus’ partner of 17 years, graduates from our portfolio today. During our partnership, IntoUniversity has supported more than 60,000 young ppl each year across England and Scotland to get into university & pursue their career ambitions. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs9_...

🧵 1/6 We're pleased to see the Govt's post-16 Education and Skills White Paper was published yesterday. With high NEET rates threatening the futures of both young people and the economy, it presents an opportunity to spur growth and transform young lives. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Last week, we teamed up with our friends at Inflexion and our portfolio partner, MCR Pathways, for a bespoke workshop to provide young people with a chance to practice interview techniques. Thank you to the volunteers who supported the learners to build confidence in interviews!

"There are many people who need support to get a job, but we needed to really understand who we can make the most impact for." Discover how our work with Generation UK is transforming outcomes for young people today. impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

We’re halfway through Black History Month - a good time to reflect on how the Black community continues to inspire positive change, especially across the youth and charity sectors. Read our latest blog to discover why Black History Month matters to us. www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

We recently completed the first year of the Impetus Learning Exchange and Resource Network, otherwise known as ILEARN™ (yes, we started with the acronym and built backwards). To boost cross-team collaboration, ILEARN created sessions for Impetus colleagues to learn more about each other’s work.🧵

Our CEO, Susannah Hardyman OBE, appeared on @itvnews.bsky.social last night to discuss persistent school absence - one of the most urgent challenges facing young people today. www.itv.com/watch/news/c... 🧵

Last Wednesday marked day one of our Driving Impact workshops with portfolio partner, Breadwinners. Together, we examined Breadwinners’ target population and outcomes – who they exist to serve and what they hope to achieve in the next few years. impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

One in three young people from disadvantaged backgrounds miss over 10% of school. At last week’s Labour Party Conference @brgadsby.bsky.social, our Head of Policy, joined a roundtable to discuss the impact of lost learning. Read more in Children & Young People Now: www.cypnow.co.uk/content/anal...

Closing soon on 12 October: Director of Public Affairs Lead our Public Affairs team to influence education and employment policy, raise Impetus’ profile, and build new partnerships, to transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. More here: www.impetus.org.uk/careers

Impetus stands firmly against all forms of hatred, violence, racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia - any act that seeks to diminish, intimidate or terrorise lives or communities.

💬 “I came into this session barely knowing about private equity and left knowing all about the business.” With Oakley Capital, we created a bespoke workshop for our portfolio partner Ada's learners on portfolio building and corporate pitching. Thanks Oakley Capital for an impactful experience!

The private equity sector raises more than £400,000 for the Impetus Triathlon 2025, allowing 22 non-profit organisations to help more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school, work and life. Read more: privateequitywire.co.uk/impetus-tria...

From our panel with @impetus.org.uk, Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social MP suggests that children's phone use is one of the greatest challenges facing children, and a worsening factor in the school attendance crisis. labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...

“All the evidence suggests the longer people are NEET, the more damaging that is.” @brgadsby.bsky.social, our Head of Policy, on the Chancellor’s plan to end long-term youth unemployment. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... Earlier, targeted support is essential for tackling this issue.

Susannah Hardyman MBE, CEO at Impetus, said: “The Government’s renewed commitment to a youth guarantee is welcome, and vital: our research shows it could unlock £69 billion for the UK economy and opportunities for hundreds of thousands of young people. www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

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We welcome the Government’s plans to enable these hubs to offer young people access to jobs, skills and wellbeing support, in welcoming spaces such as football clubs, libraries and community centres. www.gov.uk/government/n... Follow us and watch this space for more.

Out now! Impetus Insights: September edition. Our monthly newsletter brings you the latest updates and analysis on education and employment policy. Head of Policy and Research @brgadsby.bsky.social shares six highlights from this month’s edition. Read Insights here: impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Our CEO Susannah Hardyman spoke at our roundtable in NYC yesterday. Hosted by our partner CD&R, with guest speaker @jonathansimons.bsky.social from Public First, it was a rich discussion on supporting young people to thrive in the UK & US. A huge thank you to CD&R for hosting us on a busy NYC day!

Peer learning is a vital part of Impetus’ offer to our portfolio partners. It was great to see so many of our partners’ CEOs at our quarterly Peer Forum yesterday! The CEOs were joined by our new Director of Philanthropy & Partnerships Harbi Jama for a conversation about the fundraising landscape.

Our CEO Susannah Hardyman will be speaking on our panel with the @labourlist.bsky.social on the school attendance crisis and recommendations for the future. Join us 29 Sep, 12:30pm.

Hiring: Director of Public Affairs Lead our Public Affairs team to influence education & employment policy, raise Impetus’ profile & build new partnerships, to transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Deadline: 12 October impetus.org.uk/careers

Proud to be part of @thefea.bsky.social’s Report Card launch last week. This year’s priorities: 🔶 Mission-driven government 🔶Workforce in underserved areas 🔶Prepare young people for tomorrow 🔶Universalise inclusion Read: faireducation.org.uk/report-card-... #FairEducation #ReportCard2025

. @brgadsby.bsky.social, our Head of Policy, joined two panels at the ERSA Youth Employment Conference this week. The first discussed practical steps govt can take to lower the UK’s NEET rate, and the second unpacked new insights on youth mental health.

Our CEO Susannah Hardyman joined a lively panel this week on redefining giving and investing for impact. The panel addressed key themes like how collective action can solve complex problems, exemplified in our case through Impetus' thematic funds. Thank you to Philanthropy Impact for having us!

Racism and xenophobia have no place in our society, and we stand in solidarity with all our partners and colleagues against it.

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. youtu.be/UTqzCysYkVQ

Last week in Westminster, we hosted a panel event to mark the launch of our new attendance report, ‘Listening to, and learning from, young people in the attendance crisis.’ youtu.be/qPLXSD8NJAY

We're calling on the Government to embed inclusion at the heart of all upcoming school reforms. Through our new #InclusionForAll campaign with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social we ask govt to 🔶 Reduce barriers to support 🔶 Look wider than SEND 🔶 Invest in prevention www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Hiring: Director of Public Affairs You’ll lead our Public Affairs team to influence education and employment policy, raise Impetus’ profile, and build new partnerships, to transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Closing: 12 October www.impetus.org.uk/careers

Did you know? Young people with GCSEs English and maths are about half as likely to end up not in education, employment or training (NEET) as those who don't. #InternationalLiteracyDay www.impetus.org.uk/policy/youth...

Persistent school absence is the new norm, with exhaustion and wellbeing driving young people to miss lessons. We welcome new research from @impetus.org.uk and Public First that puts young people’s voices at the heart of the attendance crisis. Read more: impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

New report from our friends at Impetus out now! Persistent school absence has become the new norm, with the online world driving real-world school absenteeism, it finds. Read their report in full ⬇️

It’s now normal for young people not to attend school every day, with exhaustion and emotional wellbeing cited as key drivers. Our new report with Public First on the school attendance crisis reveals not just what is happening amongst young ppl, but why. www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

The pressure to be present online at all times is leaving some pupils too tired to attend school the next day, according to @impetus.org.uk and Public First research into the attendance crisis

🔦 Partner spotlight: @thedifferenceed.bsky.social 📖 The Difference helps schools & multi-academy trusts reduce exclusions. They've impacted thousands of young ppl, with 58% of school leaders reporting fewer formal exclusions in year one of their programme. www.impetus.org.uk/portfolio-pa...

Meet Alecia Blackford, a participant in this year’s Impetus Leadership Academy (ILA). With a decade of experience working with and empowering young people, Alecia’s work centres on contextual safeguarding and delivering projects that champion and amplify youth voice.

New government data published this morning reveals that 948,000 young people in Britain are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). While this number is staggering, the problem is not new – youth unemployment has become entrenched in the UK.

We’re looking for two new trustees to help shape the future of Impetus. If you have experience in public affairs, and can help guide our strategy with our senior team, we’d love to hear from you. Applications close: 22 August Find out more and apply: www.impetus.org.uk/careers

Wishing everyone receiving their AS, A level, BTEC, T Level, and VTQ results today the best of luck! A huge congratulations to those who got the results they wanted. Remember, no matter what grades you achieve, there are so many options available: bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...