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Barry Fletcher

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Chief Executive at Youth Futures Foundation. All views my own.

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✍️In our latest blog - and a week on from the launch of the Government’s #EmploymentRightsBill - our Director of Impact and Evidence, @Chris_Goulden, examines what it might mean for the job prospects of marginalised young people. Check it out ➡️ youthfuturesfoundation.org/news/employmen…

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📹 As we launch our pioneering Building Futures programme with @FBeyondBorders, our CEO @Barry_YFF explains why we need robust evidence on how to make mentoring as effective as possible to help young people reach their full potential💡


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Kickstart impact report published! assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66fab285… ➡️ £3.15 overall return to participants, state and employers for every £1 spent at 5 years ➡️ for every 100 participants, an extra 11 of those are in unsubsidised employment at two years directly as a result of the scheme


Pleased to see the commitment to rebalancing Apprenticeships towards young people and aiming to end inactivity through the Youth Guarantee. The best participation rates in OECD could add £69Bn to GDP #LabourConference @bphillipsonMP @YF_Foundation @ljrawlings @Stephen_EvansUK


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Our CEO, @Barry_YFF, and Paul O'Neill, Deputy CEO at @Right2Succeed have been on BBC Breakfast this morning, discussing the ongoing rise of young people not earning or learning, and our report that launched today. The Youth Employment 2024 Outlook report reveals that 1 in 8…

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🚨 1 in 8 young people aged 16-24 are not in work or education – the highest it’s been in eight years 📈 This is not an unfamiliar challenge, but to tackle it we need new, local solutions 💫 That’s why we set up Connected Futures 🔗 Find out more 👇 tinyurl.com/3skfzrab


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Why are rates of adolescent mental health problems increasing? This is a really helpful list that highlights just how many different factors might be involved -- and why the answer is unlikely to just be 'social media' (list by @YF_Foundation, taken from now-closed grant call)

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Concerning figures today showing a significant rise in the number of young people not earning or learning. Now more young people NEET than vacancies (900k NEET Vs 898k vacancies). A key issue for the labour market and unlocking talent of young people @tonywilsonIES @ljrawlings

Today's @ONS figures reveal yet another significant rise for young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) in the UK. Dr Andrea Barry, Principal Economist at Youth Futures Foundation, comments on the latest data:

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Delighted to launch this new report with @CIPD highlighting the importance of Apprenticeships for young people and the changes needed to make them accessible for all

🚨New CIPD report reveals need for Apprenticeship Guarantee for young people! Reactions from @Cheese_Peter CEO at @CIPD, @Barry_YFF CE at @YF_Foundation and @bphillipsonMP #Apprenticeships #YouthEmployment Read more👇 fenews.co.uk/skills/embargo…



Interesting new report on youth participation in research

Alison McIntyre, Research Officer @YF_Foundation, and Jamie Rowland, Advisor @CEI_org, reflect on youth participatory approaches in research and evaluation youthfuturesfoundation.org/news/evidencin…



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Our latest Toolkit Unwrapped is out! 🔍 Take a look at our resources to learn more about on-the-job training and how your organisation or company could take the first steps to enhance your youth employment offering. youthfuturesfoundation.org/news/toolkit-u…


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Youth Futures Foundation has conducted the largest survey in the UK of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds – the results reveal that 48% of young people have experienced prejudice or discrimination when entering the workplace: youthfuturesfoundation.org/discrimination…


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This is a really important piece Why are so many young people not looking for work? - The Times and The Sunday Times apple.news/A1ngm9wdIQYamN…


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The data for young people is really worrying. This is number not in full-time education or employment: blue 'economic inactivity' and yellow unemployment. The blue is basically highest it has ever been. Yes, ever. 3/4 million young people outside labour force and education.

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🚀 Alongside @ADRUK & @YF_Foundation, we're co-funding a youth transitions research project 🤝 Our mission: reduce educational inequalities, improve outcomes, build research communities, prioritise key areas & enhance knowledge sharing through administrative data 📊

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ICYMI: In a blog originally published by @CForLearning, @BecciNewton13 looks at the rise in non-participation of 16 to 18 year olds in education and training, the main political policies to improve this, and her own recommendations. Read more: bit.ly/3GgDqOj

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Important new report on the key risk factors for young people becoming NEET undertaken by @NatCen for Youth Futures. Will help inform our future programmes and provide detailed national and local data for policymakers and commissioners.

New research identifies the key risk factors for young people becoming NEET 📊 The report reveals that there are two groups of young people facing multiple types of marginalisation that are associated with a substantial increase in becoming NEET. youthfuturesfoundation.org/news/new-resea…

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Delighted to launch this new resource, great work by the team to create something that is easy to use and informative

Working collaboratively with Open Innovations, we have launched our Data Dashboard. In our mission to improve employment outcomes for young people, we want to give stakeholders quick and practical access to high-quality evidence on youth employment. data.youthfuturesfoundation.org

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Forget the noise about the UK having too many graduates: the real problem is a huge shortage of workers educated to sub-degree level and far too many workers with nothing above GCSE or A Level. A thread based on three reports out today from @resfoundation and @CEP_LSE


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Today is our Connected Futures conference, showcasing the evidence, learning, and insights from the first year of our flagship place-based programme. The event will be an opportunity to learn more about place-based and youth-led approaches to tackling youth unemployment.

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