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Youth Employment UK CEO Laura-Jane Rawlings joins Youth Futures Foundation as a non-executive director

We are delighted to announce that our CEO Laura-Jane Rawlings has joined the new Youth Futures Foundation as a non-executive […]


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Youth unemployment is a Rubik’s Cube – you can’t work each colour in isolation

Youth Employment UK’s Founding CEO Laura-Jane Rawlings presents youth unemployment as a Rubik’s Cube. You can’t work each issue, or […]


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Elitism in Britain 2019

Britain’s most influential people are over 5 times more likely to have attended private schools, according to the latest Social […]


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Top 5 tips on how to start a business while you’re still studying

Harvey Morton, Youth Ambassador and IPSE Young Freelancer of the Year 2018, shares his 5 top tips on starting your […]


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Government review of Children in Need

The Department for Education (DfE) has published the concluding report of its review of children in need in England. Alongside […]


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Mental health needs of children and young people with learning disabilities

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) has published a report looking at the mental health needs of […]


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MPs sign up to the Youth Friendly MP Charter

On the 17th June, Youth Employment UK and the APPG for Youth Employment invited MPs to attend a drop-in session […]


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Latest youth unemployment data

Unemployment for ages 16-17 The latest ONS data shows that the UK 16-17 year old unemployment levels have undergone tremendous […]


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What does being a youth friendly employer really mean? Find out here.

MPs are invited to sign up to Youth Employment UK’s #YouthFriendlyMP Youth Friendly MP charter at our event in Parliament […]


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Youth Employment UK launches new Youth Friendly MP Charter

Youth Employment UK has today launched a campaign to encourage all MPs to sign up to a #YouthFriendlyMP Charter to […]


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Youth Ambassador Deuvaunn: “Young people are the future of the country”

Meet Deuvaunn Darroux, one of our volunteer Youth Ambassadors helping to empower other young people today. Find out more about […]


Call to action to support Level 2 Business Support Apprenticeship Proposal

Youth Employment UK is supporting the Level 2 Business Support Apprenticeship standard proposal and have just responded to the consultation […]