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Sara Treneman
Researcher
Sara joined L&W in August 2023 as a Researcher. She is a mixed-methods researcher and will be working across a diverse range of research and evaluation projects. Prior to joining L&W, Sara completed an internship in RAND Europe’s Home Affairs and Social Policy team and worked in academic publishing at SAGE. She holds an MSc in Social Policy and Social Research from UCL, where her dissertation focused on student mental health and wellbeing services in London.
Take a look at Sara’s work
2 October 2025
Supporting the progression of low-income workers in Scotland
This report shares findings from the first phase of work, funded by the Robertson Trust, and delivered in partnership with Edinburgh College, to build the evidence base on what works to best support low-income workers to progress into better jobs.
10 September 2025
The Youth Guarantee and the benefits system
This report, commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation and delivered by Learning and Work Institute, sets out the challenges and opportunities in young people’s interactions with the benefits system.
12 June 2025
Balancing work and care
A new report from Learning and Work Institute for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns targeted support is required to help the UK’s 6 million unpaid carers pursue fulfilling careers where they can and want to work.
27 May 2025
Transforming opportunity
We are pleased to share our vision for an ambitious Youth Guarantee so that fewer than 10% of young people are NEET, and no young person who is able to engage with work or training is NEET for more than a year.
4 April 2025
Young people who are not in education, employment, or training – what does the data tell us?
This briefing provides an overview of the scale of how many NEET young people there are in the UK, what the characteristics of NEET young people are, and the differences in opportunity between different areas of England.
15 January 2025
Worlds apart
‘Worlds apart’ is the second report produced as part of our Ambition Skills programme of work. It finds the UK has larger gaps in workforce skills between different parts of the country than most other European countries.
21 November 2024
How can employment support help people with long-term health conditions into work?
Reflecting on a recent roundtable we held as part of research funded by Maximus exploring the characteristics of those out of work due to long-term illness or disability, L&W’s Sara Treneman discusses the importance of effective, integrated employment support.
28 June 2024
New Futures pilots evaluation
This evaluation of our New Futures pilot programme, funded by the Covid-19 Support Fund, builds the evidence base for what works in supporting career change.
