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Young Lives, Young Futures
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National ESRC study of the school-to-work transitions of young people in England who don't go to university. Run by researchers at King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and the Edge Foundation @edgeuk.bsky.social. www.ylyf.co.uk
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We are in Belgrade for our @youngliveskcl.bsky.social cross-European symposium on success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young people who don’t go to university. The first day was full of engaging presentations and insightful discussions. Looking forward to the start of the second day.
September 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
We are excited to be at the #JVETConference to present findings from the Young Lives, Young Futures project and hear about leading research on vocational education and training!
Keynote announcement! We're thrilled to welcome Professor Sharon Gewirtz to #JVETConference. A leading voice on education, policy, and social justice, Sharon will share insights from her research on vocational education, professionalism, and youth transitions.

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July 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Today at #ISAforum2025, our @youngliveskcl.bsky.social team member Rana Khazbak presented our work on young people who do not continue with full time education. Great panel showcasing how longitudinal qual data from India, US, Germany and UK is advancing our understanding of youth transitions.
July 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
📢 There is still time to submit an abstract for our cross-European symposium! The deadline has been extended to 21st May. Read the full call for papers on our website 👇
www.ylyf.co.uk/post/call-fo...
Call for papers: Achieving success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young people who don't go to university: A cross-European symposium
We are pleased to announce a call for contributions to a cross-European symposium to take place in Belgrade (immediately after the ECER conference) on 13-14 September 2025.The symposium will focus on ...
www.ylyf.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
There are a few days left to submit an abstract for our cross-European symposium! Apply before 30th April! www.ylyf.co.uk/post/call-fo...
April 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We had a fantastic time working with young people from Genesis Sun and @journeytojustice.bsky.social at @cwunews.bsky.social to creatively explore the Young Lives, Young Futures research findings! #youthvoice
Workshop at @cwunews.bsky.social co-led with Genesis Sun & part of @youngliveskcl.bsky.social national research. We encouraged reflection on educational & work experiences. The day ended with a performance incorporating song, rap, dance and acting, to be included in findings presented to Parliament
April 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our Young Lives, Young Futures colleague Olly Newton @edgeuk.bsky.social has written a powerful article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social highlighting the need for more social spaces and opportunities for young people outside of school schoolsweek.co.uk/three-steps-...
How to really make adolescence meaningful again
To resolve issues raised by the Netflix drama, we have to ask the right questions of the right people
schoolsweek.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Call for papers! As part of a @youngliveskcl.bsky.social symposium, we invite researchers to send their papers on achieving success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young people who don't go to university. www.ylyf.co.uk/post/call-fo...
Call for papers: Achieving success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young people who don't go to university: A cross-European symposium
We are pleased to announce a call for contributions to a cross-European symposium to take place in Belgrade (immediately after the ECER conference) on 13-14 September 2025.The symposium will focus on ...
www.ylyf.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢 We have a call for papers out! Join our cross-European symposium on achieving success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young prople who don't go to university. Submit abstracts before 30th April! www.ylyf.co.uk/post/call-fo...
Call for papers: Achieving success and equity in the post-16 transitions of young people who don't go to university: A cross-European symposium
We are pleased to announce a call for contributions to a cross-European symposium to take place in Belgrade (immediately after the ECER conference) on 13-14 September 2025.The symposium will focus on ...
www.ylyf.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We had a great time last week working with Genesis Sun and @journeytojustice.bsky.social in a workshop to hear young people's views and ideas about education and employment opportunities in the Black Country #youthvoice #youthresearch
Cool workshop with young people from the Black Country in Wolverhampton delivered by us and Genesis Sun for a piece of ground-breaking research by Young Lives Young Futures looking at young people in transition from school to work 😊

journeytojustice.org.uk/workshop-in-...
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Our recent report: Student Voices: What Are Students Saying About Their Experiences of T Levels? examines student perspectives on T Levels was written in collaboration with Professor Kevin Orr. Read the report here:
www.edge.co.uk/research/pro...
Student Voices: What Are Students Saying About Their Experiences of T Levels?
www.edge.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's National Apprenticeships Week so check out our recent publications on apprenticeships policy in England to find how policy has changed since 2010 #NAW2025 www.ylyf.co.uk/latestpublic...
Publications | Young Lives, Young Futures
Publications, talks, events, conferences and media coverage for Young Lives, Young Futures, an ESRC-funded study of young people's education-to-work transitions in England.
www.ylyf.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Find out about the reality of #apprenticeships policy in England since 2010 in our new paper using data from the Young Lives, Young Futures study. Available open access in the Journal of Vocational Education and Training @kingsecs.bsky.social @edgeuk.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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January 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Happy to announce that we have published a new paper on apprenticeships in England.
Available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
@kingsecs.bsky.social @youngliveskcl.bsky.social #openaccess #apprenticeships #education #england
A few highlights 🔽
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January 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
📢We've published new reports from the Young Lives, Young Futures study. Check out our key findings on apprenticeships and school curriculum and culture in our new policy briefs 📝
Publications | Young Lives, Young Futures
Publications, talks, events, conferences and media coverage for Young Lives, Young Futures, an ESRC-funded study of young people's education-to-work transitions in England.
www.ylyf.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 1:19 PM
There's one week left to apply to join the Young Lives, Young Futures team as a Research Associate! Find out more about the role and how to apply here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/099825-...
Research Associate
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November 25, 2024 at 2:19 PM
We're hiring! We're looking for a Research Associate to join the Young Lives, Young Futures team. Check out the role here: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/099825-...
Research Associate
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November 18, 2024 at 1:36 PM