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Supporting A level students into higher education in 2020 – some rays of light and an idea to ponder?
17 Aug 2020Emma Pollard considers what the higher education sector could do to help mitigate the fallout from the emergency A level awarding system and proposes a transfer system for students at risk of falling through the cracks.
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This A Level scoring system is running counter to long standing policy aims: are we increasing the scarring that the Covid 2020 generation will experience?
14 Aug 2020Becci Newton argues that this year's controversial A Level scoring system is running counter to the long standing policy aims of the qualification.
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Getting Kickstart working will take more than a pot of cash for businesses
12 Aug 2020In this guest blog, Tracy Fishwick outlines the importance of intermediaries in assisting employers navigate the Kickstart scheme, a government initiative designed to match jobs to young people at the highest risk of long-term unemployment.
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Isolation, childcare and shortage of support: The impact of Covid-19 on young women’s mental health
10 Aug 2020In the first in a series of blogs, Beth Mason speaks to Young Women's Trust about how Covid-19 and lockdown has affected young women’s mental health, financial stability, and access to employment.
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It might pay to move out, but for who?
5 Aug 2020Jonathan Buzzeo reflects on our research for the Social Mobility Commission and highlights that not everyone who moves out to move on enjoys the same economic benefits.
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Let’s not lose sight of quality jobs and better long-term outcomes for young people in the response to Covid-19
31 Jul 2020Daryl Sweet considers what is quality employment for young people and how do we ensure access to it, even as the Covid-19 employment crisis threatens the availability of good quality work.
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Do we have to move out to move on? Climbing the Social Mobility step ladder in Britain
30 Jul 2020IES Research Economist James Cockett looks behind the headlines of our latest research on internal migration for The Social Mobility Commission and asks if it's now time that policy makers create more opportunities in towns and cities nationwide?
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Why taking the slow road back to the office may make more sense
21 Jul 2020Ed Griffin considers the complexities of conducting a Covid-19 workplace risk assessment and the challenges facing HR in making sure returning staff have the right support.
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Labour market statistics: “clearest signs yet” that young people and lowest paid are being hit hardest by crisis
16 Jul 2020Tony Wilson's analysis of this morning's job data indicates that the jobs market continued to weaken during the lockdown and is showing no signs yet of recovery, with one million fewer people in paid employment since the crisis began.
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The role of T Levels and Industry Placements in helping young people to weather the storm
10 Jul 2020The first three T Levels launch this September but are we doing enough to link young people at risk in the recession to these new high quality Level 3 qualifications? Becci Newton considers the implications for the programme as well as the role it should play in supporting young people’s employment.