Get Further’s founding CEO, Sarah Waite, will shortly be stepping down from her role to accept a position as Special Advisor to Lucy Powell MP, the new Secretary of State for Education. Sarah set up G...

The system removes targeted disadvantage funding at 16, creating a gap that adds to NEET risk

Social mobility groups say post-16 funding gap risks young people falling out of education, work and training

Get Further has joined the Impetus portfolio as part of our new Attainment Fund.

Observations Reimagined: Rethinking Feedback in Colleges and Beyond – Zoom, Thu 4 Dec 2025 - Observations is a word which fills many-a-teacher with dread, but it doesn’t have to be this way. At IRIS C...

We are delighted that today’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper includes the introduction of new level 1 stepping stone qualifications in GCSE English and maths. These will support young people...

We are pleased that the spending plans set out for 2026/27 to 2028/29 in today’s Spending Review include additional investment in high-quality training opportunities for young people, as well as suppo...

We are pleased that the spending plans set out for 2026/27 to 2028/29 in today’s Spending Review include additional investment in high-quality training opportunities for young people, as well as suppo...

Get Further’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report, published 18th March 2025. — Today, we welcome the findings and recommendations put forward in the Curriculum and Assessm...