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With as many as one third of nurseries in disadvantaged areas facing closure, Anneka Dawson and Helena Takala highlight the long lasting impact this will have on widening social inequalities and urge the government to deliver targeted support to save the early years sector.
In 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.
Daryl 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.
Rosie Gloster and Helena Takala reflect on the changing nature and prevalence of complex issues that affect employment chances and the implications these have had for the skills and knowledge required from today’s employment advisers.
Dafni Papoutsaki reflects on the changing youth labour market and the challenges facing many younger people in search of good quality employment.
Based on his latest research report for Centrepoint, Jonathan Buzzeo looks at the human cost of a benefit system failing to support homeless young people in precarious employment.
Anneka Dawson outlines why IES has moved into the pre-16 education research space and how this relates to people's ongoing life chances, including employment.
Over the past fifty years the Institute has monitored the state of the youth labour market which, during that time, has changed more dramatically than almost any other aspect of UK employment. Here, Jim Hillage, considers the latest data on youth transitions and the significance of World Youth Skills Day.
During National Apprenticeships Week, Jonathan Buzzeo discusses the evidence from IES's new research for Centrepoint and whether government policy changes will help the hardest-to-reach young people.
It was either a coincidence or careful planning that the monthly labour market statistics came out on the day of the Budget. It enabled the Chancellor to underline the dramatic improvement in the labour market in recent years, with record levels of employment and overall unemployment down to almost pre-recession levels. However, not all is rosy in the labour market garden.
