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Our latest research into work experience has sparked a national conversation about who gets access to the experiences that can shape whether young people end up not in education, employment or training.

The findings have featured in national newspapers, highlighting the impact of work experience and employer encounters, and why good opportunities shouldn’t depend on who your parents know.

In the headlines

THE TIMES

‘Good work experience should not depend on who your parents know’

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THE SUN

‘How National Work Experience Month will make work experience more accessible to working-class kids and help beat NEETs’

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METRO

‘Work experience system that could help solve NEET crisis is broken, report warns’

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DAILY MAIL

‘Work experience slashes young people’s chances of becoming ‘Neet’, report finds’

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The research behind the headlines

For more than two decades, Education and Employers has been researching the impact that meaningful encounters with employers and high-quality work experience has on young people’s transitions into adulthood.

You can read the full report, 2026 Work Experience: Past, Present and Future, as well as the 4 page Executive Summary using the link below.

See the full Work Experience research here

Education and Employers landmark report – Work Experience: Past, present and future. Published 25 June 2026

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