![An image of an empty corridor in a school](/sites/default/files/styles/full_height_banner/public/2022-07/school-corridor-banner.jpg?itok=w5-fsFl_)
What are the likely educational and economic impacts on young people from our response to the virus?
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Alongside widespread school closures, lockdown has also resulted in significant challenges for the higher and further education sectors.
What will happen with universities and students next year? How will the pandemic affect apprenticeship schemes? What are the likely educational and economic impacts on young people from our response to the virus?
In this episode we speak with Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge and Luke Sibieta, Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, specialising in education and skills.
Host
![Paul Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-11/Paul%20J%202022%20Official%20portrait_0.jpg?itok=JAN23N1X)
Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Participants
![Luke Sibieta](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Luke%20Sibieta%20%20s.jpg?itok=i5W6DH-B)
Research Fellow
Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.
![Image of Anna Vignoles](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/anna-vignoles.jpg?itok=eQPKyCZd)
Director Leverhulme Trust
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