The Milburn Review: If young people are stepping away from education and work, we need to ask what pushed them there.

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Baton of Hope has announced the launch of four new Hope Hubs across the UK, with Basingstoke named as one of the new locations. Led by Inclusion Education, Hope: Basingstoke will deliver year-round suicide prevention awareness, community events, and partnership working across the area. The Hub builds on the success of the 2025 Baton of Hope Tour, which united over 130 individuals and 66 local organisations.

Inclusion Education to Lead “Hope: Basingstoke” as Baton of Hope Expands Nationally

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Baton of Hope has announced the launch of four new Hope Hubs across the UK, with Basingstoke named as one of the new locations. Led by Inclusion Education, Hope: Basingstoke will deliver year-round suicide prevention awareness, community events, and partnership working across the area. The Hub builds on the success of the 2025 Baton of Hope Tour, which united over 130 individuals and 66 local organisations.

Opening your door: a practical guide to neuroinclusive work experience for employers.

Two young people completing a stock-weighing task during work experience. One is placing packages on a set of scales while the other takes notes on a clipboard.

Only 3 in 10 autistic adults in the UK are in employment. For a group that includes some of the most focused, detail-oriented and creative thinkers in any room, that number says more about the systems around them than the people themselves. Neuroinclusive work experience is one of the most practical and rewarding ways to start changing that.

Creating Psychological Safety: Ways to Help Students Find Their Place

When learners feel psychologically safe at school, they take risks, ask questions, and truly learn. When they don’t feel safe, progress stops. Creating safety isn’t about perfection – it’s built through small, consistent interactions that show students they’re valued and supported.

The Power of Specialist Further Education. Supporting Young People Beyond the Statistics.

The latest figures make uncomfortable reading. 946,000 young people aged 16 to 24 are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). That’s 12.7% of an entire generation.

This week marks the Power of Specialist FE campaign, a national initiative celebrating the transformative role that specialist further education plays for young people with SEND. It’s an opportunity to shine a light on what works, but also to ask some harder questions about what doesn’t.