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Jack Bradstreet
Research Manager
Jack joined L&W as a researcher in November 2022. He works on research and evaluation projects across the organisation’s key policy areas, particularly around adult basic skills and ESOL provision. Prior to joining L&W, Jack worked as a social researcher in the civil service and completed an MA in Migration and Global Development, focusing on refugee and asylum claimant welfare.
Take a look at Jack’s work
18 November 2025
Responding to higher technical skills needs
Supported by Gatsby Charitable Foundation, this report explores employer and employee decision making about training and the development of higher technical skills.
4 November 2025
Final report: A Work, Health and Skills Plan for Wales
This research delivered by Learning and Work Institute (L&W), and funded by Serco, comes at a pivotal moment to inform a significant new era for employment support in Wales. The commitment from the UK Government to devolve non-Jobcentre Plus support is part of a broader strategy, outlined in the recently released Get Britain Working White Paper, which aims to streamline and enhance employment support mechanisms across the UK.
11 December 2024
Review of English language acquisition in the West Midlands
This research for the West Midlands Combined Authority explored how adults can be supported to progress in English language learning and how strategic partnerships can contribute to improved outcomes for learners.
9 May 2024
Evaluation of the Restart Scheme
Learning and Work Institute led this evaluation of Restart in partnership with Ipsos UK. The research aimed to evaluate the success of the Restart Scheme and inform the design of similar programmes in the future.
11 March 2024
ESOL provision in the South East of England: Understanding local capacity
Using funding from the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM) engaged Learning and Work Institute to deliver an ESOL capacity building programme in the South East of England.
12 January 2024
Supporting London’s Migrant Communities through the Adult Education Budget
The GLA has introduced flexibilities to make adult education more accessible to migrant communities. This research explores the impact of these changes.
25 May 2023
Manufacturing Excellence
This report, commissioned by WorldSkills UK, explores how young people can acquire the world-class skills the UK needs to become a global leader in advanced manufacturing.
23 March 2023
Evidence review: What works to improve adult basic skills?
Identifies the most effective approaches to developing adult basic skills and, where possible, their cost-effectiveness. A number of interlinked issues are also considered within the context of delivering basic skills programmes.
