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Sharon Gewirtz participates in House of Lords panel

Sharon Gewirtz speaks at 'Developing Skills and Talent: Social Mobility and Post-16 Education' panel event.

Fifth annual Advisory Panel meeting

The fifth Advisory Panel meeting took place on 17 April. We discussed the upcoming survey: the final wave of quantitative data collection.

New House of Lords report draws on our findings

New House of Lords report on 11-16 education in England echoes and draws upon findings from our Schools for All? Report.

"The best days of their lives?"

On Friday 17 November 2023, Meg Maguire will be talking about the Young Lives, Young Futures project at GEPS, Barcelona.

Placemaking with young people

Next week Rana Khazbak will be speaking about how she's engaged young people in her research about urban regeneration projects in London.

Changing the status quo of research

Changing the status quo through research means changing the status quo in research. Rana Khazbak features in new short film.

Alice Weavers interviewed on Youth Voice

Alice Weavers is interviewed by the Edge Foundation's 'Rethinking Education' podcast. She talks about her PhD on youth voice in policy.

Fourth annual Advisory Panel meeting

The project's fourth Advisory Panel meeting took place on 30 March 2023. The team shared findings from the recent "Schools for All?" report.

'Schools for All?' - new report

New report from 'Young Lives, Young Futures' finds that many young people feel alienated by their experiences in English secondary schools

Sharon Gewirtz talks to Kantar Public

Sharon Gewirtz talks to Kantar Public about inequalities in accessing good quality vocational education, training and employment in the UK.

Official project launch event

The official project launch of the Young Lives, Young Futures project took place on 13 April 2021.

Our first interim report is out now

We've just released our first interim report on England's post-16 vocational education and training system.

Third annual Advisory Panel meeting

The project's third annual Advisory Panel took place virtually on 24 March 2022, focusing on careers guidance and the future labour market.

Second annual Advisory Panel meeting

The project's Advisory Panel returned in March 2021, in virtual format. The 2021 Youth Advisory Group led the morning session.

Charlotte speaks about structural economic injustice

Charlotte McPherson in new podcast and film explaining structural injustice and the power of rhetoric that blames people for their poverty.

Inaugural Advisory Panel meeting

The project's first Youth Advisory Group and Advisory Panel convened at the Edge Foundation's London offices in December 2019.