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Report finds postgraduates seeking ‘a sense of belonging’
News 1 February 2022
Ethnic minority postgraduate researchers share their experiences of discrimination at small and specialist institutions.
‘Empowering young people will drive better mental health support’
Blog 25 January 2022
Having struggled with her own mental health, 16-year-old Eva Woods is currently working as a peer researcher in secondary schools, talking to other young people seeking support.
Growing to build resilient jobs, homes and purpose
Feature 10 December 2021
New Meaning – a skills centre preparing young people for careers in the building trade – seeks “to level the playing field so everyone has an opportunity.”
‘No more dead ends’
Feature 10 December 2021
With support from the BOOST scheme, Career Ear provides tools, skills and advice to help people find secure career paths that aren’t at risk of automation
Game on: embracing the employability power of gaming
Feature 10 December 2021
Two organisations – Speakers for Schools and Game Academy – have come together to help young people recognise the transferable skills they use when they play video games.
Kickstart reports – sprint one
Publication 26 November 2021
Reports designed and created by young people on the Kickstart scheme, exploring experiences of employment among LGBTQ+ young people, and those with ADHD.
Social research project tackles youth unemployment
News 14 June 2021
The Young Foundation, Youth Futures Foundation and The Mohn Westlake Foundation are launching a unique social research project to tackle youth unemployment. The project, made possible through the Kickstart Scheme, will see up to 30 formerly unemployed young people trained as peer researchers.
Commissioning Futures: A Guide for Schools
Publication 4 May 2018
A good-practice guide to support schools to more effectively commission innovative services, especially those that aim to tackle educational inequality.
How is EU employment policy driving social innovation?
Publication 22 December 2017
This report explores the characteristics of EU-supported employment social innovations, and asks how the EU is driving these.
Stories of Inequality and Action
Publication 20 December 2017
This report covers some highlights of our work from 2014-2017, when we made a strategic decision to focus on inequalities and direct all our work to challenging it.
The Young Academy Impact Report
Publication 13 December 2017
The Young Foundation is delighted to launch the first impact report for the Young Academy, our innovation and investment programme for social ventures working to reduce educational inequality. The report tells the story of the Young Academy since its launch
Humanity at Work – MONDRAGON, a social innovation ecosystem case study
Publication 5 April 2017
This research report on the MONDRAGON Corporation, the largest industrial Co-operative in the world, explores it as a social innovation ecosystem, a highly successful and competitive way of transforming people’s lives for the better through shared ownership. MONDRAGON is a
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