The Purpose Coalition today announced the launch of South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust’s (SWFT) second “Breaking Down Barriers” Impact Report, updated from its first report launched three years ago.

Debbie’s work to champion reforms to protect disabled people makes her this week’s pick for MP of the Week.

First-hand experience from a Purpose Lab student.

Imagine stepping into someone else’s shoes so that you not only try to feel their challenges – but begin to understand how those unseen barriers shape opportunity. That’s exactly what E.ON’s The OffCentre experience achieves, and why we at The Purpose Coalition couldn’t be more inspired.  

Capital City College’s Vincent Rooms might seem like the star attraction of our culinary school. But for our students, this Grade II listed building is their classroom. 

Helen Morgan MP recently visited Boreatton Park Centre, one of the PGL Beyond member sites, to see first-hand the centre’s impact on youth engagement, outdoor learning, and community connection.

Being a key part of the local community is really important to all colleagues at PGL Beyond and ensuring our purpose of enriching young lives goes beyond those who visit our centres. 

Optegra Eye Clinic Colchester welcomed Pam Cox, MP for Colchester, to tour its advanced facilities and witness the impact of its NHS cataract services on the local community.

When it comes to changing lives, the Wise Group doesn’t just ask what work - we ask what needs to work. In a landscape where public services too often feel transactional and reactive, we’re flipping the model. Not by patching over problems, but by fundamentally redesigning systems to support people and place. 

Since the Covid-19 pandemic the paediatric team at Warwick Hospital have seen an influx of children and adolescents struggling with various mental health needs. Recognising this, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust invested in improving facilities on the ward to cater to young people in crisis. 

When you look at me I suspect you see someone who has every possibility open to them on life. Loving parents, education, degree, successful career.  You might wonder why EDI matter would matter so much? 

Nus’s work to champion youth hubs, improve rural transport, and create active spaces makes her this week’s pick for MP of the Week.

Anchor, England’s largest not-for profit provider of housing and care for people in later life, has partnered with specialist connectivity provider Wifinity to provide Wi-Fi across the majority of its locations.   

The report positions horticulture as central to the UK’s green skills future with the sector playing an important role in climate, community and culture

The Ruskin Institute for Social Equity (RISE) is calling on the Labour government to focus on regional differences in higher education participation as new data reveals enduring regional inequalities in young people’s access to higher education in England.

Five Purpose Lab Student Ambassadors joined senior leaders from business, education, and government at the Purpose Coalition Summer Reception recently, held at the iconic Terrace Pavilion in the House of Commons.  

HRP, the independent charity responsible for six of the UK’s most iconic historic sites, features as a case study in Breaking Down Barriers to Heritage and Leisure a report by the Purpose Coalition.  

Afzal Khan, Member of Parliament for Manchester Rusholme, visited the GBS campus in Manchester to engage with students and staff and discuss the evolving skills landscape in the region.