by John Newton | Nov 20, 2025 | NEETs
As new figures reveal that the number of young people out of work and education remains stubbornly high at 946,000 – around 1 in 8 of those aged 16-24 – we are calling for the government to focus funding on support that’s proven to work. The number of...
by John Newton | Nov 11, 2025 | Advocacy
Former health secretary Alan Milburn is to lead a new inquiry into the rising numbers of young people who aren’t working or studying. 1 in 8 young people in the UK aren’t earning or learning and the numbers have been rising. We urge Mr Milburn to harness the...
by John Newton | Oct 28, 2025 | Advocacy
Our work supporting young people to get jobs is a combination of heads and hearts. We passionately believe that all young people have potential, and that unleashing it benefits them, and all of society. But we also measure everything we do on The Spear Programme...
by John Newton | Sep 30, 2025 | NEETs
Unemployment is a hole. The further you go in, the harder it is to climb out. We’ve seen the damage it can wreak on young people’s confidence and their mindset. There’s even evidence of a “scarring effect” on future wages from being unemployed for a long period. For...
by John Newton | Aug 21, 2025 | Advocacy
Today we heard that the GCSE pass rate fell again and that there are 24,000 more young people who are neither earning nor learning. Young people have come through bumpy times at secondary school, where they had to endure isolation during the pandemic, and are now...
