Alex Freeman
alexkfreeman.bsky.social
Alex Freeman
@alexkfreeman.bsky.social
Communications and Media Officer at Impetus
Please reach out with media enquires on school engagement, oracy, the attainment gap, or youth employment:)
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Can charities be a powerful voice in driving policy change?

Our CEO Susannah Hardyman MBE explores Impetus' approach to creating long-term, systemic change for young people through our policy work - including how this journey takes time and evidence.

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The role of the third sector in governmental advocacy
Impetus CEO Susannah Hardyman MBE explores why charities are a powerful voice in the policy sphere and the journey to making long-term, systemic changes…
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November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New case study alert! Check it out below :)
IntoUniversity, Impetus’ partner of 17 years, graduates from our portfolio today.

During our partnership, IntoUniversity has supported more than 60,000 young ppl each year across England and Scotland to get into university & pursue their career ambitions.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs9_...
Impetus x IntoUniversity | Driving Impact together
YouTube video by Impetus
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October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I really enjoyed working on this case study, highlighting the impact of @impetus.org.uk and our partners - check it out!
Today's labour market stats show 11.6% of young people are unemployed, with vacancies falling.

Our portfolio partner Generation UK deliver programmes combining the technical skills demanded by employers with extensive wraparound support to ease the transition into employment.

youtu.be/UTqzCysYkVQ
Impetus x Generation UK | Driving Impact Together
YouTube video by Impetus
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September 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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While some experts argue that AI is the next frontier of tutoring and will make targeted tuition more reliable and accessible, others have urged caution.

Read Impetus Head of Policy and Research @brgadsby.bsky.social’s analysis in Schools Week: schoolsweek.co.uk/the-companie...
Can AI tutoring 'transform how we close the attainment gap'?
Firms say move will save schools money and reach more pupils, but campaigners warn of big risks
schoolsweek.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Our Director of Public Affairs, Steve Haines, shares how we can take practical measures to ensure talented young people are being seen by employers, in a conversation with Tony Livesey on @bbc5live.bsky.social

Listen to segment in full, starting at 1:18:50: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tony Livesey - 24/06/2025 - BBC Sounds
Tony Livesey with late night conversation and in-depth interviews.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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For more than 20 years, Impetus has helped deliver meaningful results for our partners who support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Read about our sustainable, impact-focused philanthropic model in our new blog.
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The Impetus model: a road to transformative impact
A blog on strategies effectively broadening the reach and depth of philanthropic models, introducing the Impetus model as a case study.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Read our Portfolio Director’s new blog on how our philanthropic model has helped transform the lives of thousands of young people, over 20 years.

In the latest issue of Philanthropy Impact Magazine 👇
www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...
The Impetus model: a road to transformative impact
A blog on strategies effectively broadening the reach and depth of philanthropic models, introducing the Impetus model as a case study.
www.impetus.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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New: Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, with low qualifications & special educational needs, are more than 3x as likely to be out of work than the avg. young person.

youtu.be/VpDTlukL2_A

Read the full report here: www.impetus.org.uk/youthjobsgap...
Impetus | Youth Jobs Gap: Exploring compound disadvantage
YouTube video by Impetus
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May 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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.@ayeshabaloch.bsky.social, our Senior Policy Advisor, lays the groundwork for a successful collaboration between The Third Sector Forum & OfS Equality Agenda, exploring what it takes to make meaningful progress on creating equal opportunities for every young person 👇

www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/03/28/c...
Collaboration in Action: The Third Sector Forum and the OfS Equality Agenda - HEPI
The Third Sector Forum has fostered collaboration, shifted narratives, and helped secure £2 million to advance equality in education.
www.hepi.ac.uk
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Last week with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social @mission44.bsky.social, we held a launch event for our Who Is Losing Learning report: Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis.

To turn the tide of lost learning, the education system must evolve.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhaW...
Who is Losing Learning Solutions Report event launch
YouTube video by Impetus
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March 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I've had so much fun working on the social media campaign for the Who Is Losing Learning? Coalition, and it's great to see the Solutions Report landing so well!

Check out our recommendations👇👇👇
New! 10 recommendations to tackle lost learning

Engagement with school is key to improving outcomes for the most vulnerable children - reveals today’s report by @ippr.bsky.social & @thedifferenceed.bsky.social

With Impetus & @mission44.bsky.social

Read full report: www.impetus.org.uk/publications
March 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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We hosted our quarterly Communications Forum yesterday, bringing together communications leads from across our portfolio to explore one of the thorniest issues facing organisations today – crisis communications. 🧵
February 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I loved learning about the incredible work of both these organisations in the lead-up to this announcement - so excited that Impetus is working with them!
We’re delighted to welcome Breadwinners & Business Launchpad to our portfolio as part of the Connect Fund. 🎉

Through our Connect Fund we’re working to close the employment gap faced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Read more: www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...
Announcing £400k in grants to two new partners
Impetus invest in new partner organisations, Business Launchpad and Breadwinners.
www.impetus.org.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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🧵A few weeks ago, the Department for Work and Pension
published their Employment Data Lab analysis of outcomes for our portfolio partner, Generation UK's flagship programme between March 2019 - April 2022.
January 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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🧵We were pleased to read such a generous endorsement of our work in the @financialtimes.com’s Working It newsletter last week. Isabel Berwick
highlighted our “venture philanthropy” model, calling it “an interesting innovation in the way pro bono partnerships work.”

ft.com/content/b8a2...
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 AM
"Against the backdrop of nearly a million young people out of education, employment, or training – a shocking waste of human potential – the policies set out in today’s white paper must reach those who need them most."

See Impetus' full statement on how to measure the success of these new policies.
For the policies detailed in today’s 'Get Britain Working' white paper to be successful and to reach the Government’s 80% employment goal, young people furthest from the labour market must be at the centre of implementation. 🧵

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Impetus | Response to the Get Britain Working White Paper
For the Government's white paper to succeed, young people furthest from the labour market must be at the heart of its policy implementation.
www.impetus.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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Yesterday’s data from the ONS shows a staggering 946,000 young people aged 16-24 in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

In addressing this, @brgadsby.bsky.social, our Head of Policy and Research, commented:
November 22, 2024 at 11:09 AM