Miriam Broeks, who is working at IF under the Oxford Internship scheme, questions the spin put on the latest figures.
Category: Education
New report: too many graduates are doing non-graduate jobs
David Kingman looks at the findings of a new report which argues that too many UK workers are doing jobs for which they are overqualified
New report – higher debts may deter poorer students from attending university
David Kingman looks at one of the first attempts to analyse the possible impacts of the Conservatives’ latest reforms to higher education funding
Could intergenerational problems make social justice harder to achieve?
David Kingman looks at the findings from the latest report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission from an intergenerational angle
July Budget 2015: changes to student loans will hit middle-income graduates, says IFS
David Kingman looks at the changes to the system of student loans that were announced in the July 2015 Budget, and how – as the Institute for Fiscal Studies argues – these will have a negative impact on middle-income graduates
5.5% Interest: My Student Loan Story
Recent graduate Jessica Jones draws attention to the costly and insecure terms of student debt, what it might mean to have this hanging over you for the rest of your working life, and how few students even know what they’ve entered into
Latest data show slight fall in NEETs
David Kingman looks at the latest data on the number of young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training in the UK, which suggest some reasons for optimism
Are student grants going to be axed by BIS?
David Kingman addresses the recent reports which suggest that maintenance grants for students may be cut as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) looks to find substantial savings in its annual spending
Local Government Association warns of cuts to services aimed at NEETs
David Kingman reports on a recent warning from the Local Government Association that cuts to services for disadvantaged young people may have a disastrous impact on their futures
Who should Young People Vote for this Week? The Greens?
Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects The Greens