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  • Research and Reports 04 04 2025

    Youth Opportunity Index 2025

    Our Youth Opportunity Index 2025 gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for every young person broken down by local education authority. It has revealed the intra-regional differences in England as well as regional ones.
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  • Research and Reports 04 04 2025

    Young people who are not in education, employment, or training – what does the data tell us?

    This briefing provides an overview of the scale of how many NEET young people there are in the UK, what the characteristics of NEET young people are, and the differences in opportunity between different areas of England.
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  • Responding to the new report of the Keep Britain Working Review

    Learning and Work Institute deputy director Elizabeth Gerard responds to the new report of the Keep Britain Working Review.
  • Responding to the latest NEET data release

    Learning and Work Institute chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the NEET data released on 27 February 2025.
  • Responding to the Get Britain Working White Paper

    Learning and Work Institute chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Get Britain Working White Paper published on 26 November 2024.
  • Making a Youth Guarantee work

    L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans argues that the Government's planned Youth Guarantee should build over time to include all 16–24-year-olds and invest in new forms of support.
  • “Being a carer has been a part of my identity for as long as I can remember. But until the age of 18, I didn’t know that this role even had a name.”

    To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Farzana reflects on her right to an education and support – and how it can be difficult to recognise your rights without recognition for your caring role.
  • “I returned that evening with a renewed sense of purpose and passion to advocate for young adult carers within my university.”

    To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Holly reflects on her experience meeting Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
  • “Although it was always my desire to continue my studies in higher education, without the support I received I’m not sure that I would have got so many offers.”

    To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, young adult carer Kelly looks back on the crucial support she received from her college and local carers centre.

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