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  • New analysis shows huge disparity in adult literacy and numeracy which must be tackled to boost levelling up

    In this blog, our Head of Learning for Young People Nicola Aylward explores the recommendations from our report on care leavers and the Welfare system.
  • Care leavers and the welfare system

    In this blog, our Head of Learning for Young People Nicola Aylward explores the recommendations from our report on care leavers and the Welfare system.
  • Supporting Londoners to weather the storm

    The cost-of-living crisis is affecting everyone, but those on lower incomes are least able to weather the storm. This is especially true in London, where so many households have zero financial resilience. Chief executive of Trust for London, Manny Hothi, shares his views.
  • Learning and Work Institute announces new Chief Economist

    Learning and Work Institute today announced the appointment of Dr Helen Gray as Chief Economist.
  • Employer investment in training plummets 28% since 2005, putting the Government’s ambition of a high skill, high wage economy at risk, report warns

    Employers across the UK are investing less in training, with those with the lowest qualifications missing out. This is the finding of a new report by Learning and Work Institute, which shows the Government’s aim of developing a high skill, high wage economy is being put at risk. Marking five years since the introduction of the Government’s apprenticeship levy, the report argues for a new ‘Super Skills Tax Credit’ to support levelling up.
  • Five improvements for young adult carers at Bournemouth and Poole College

    Rhys Collier from Bournemouth and Poole College outlines five key changes in the college's model of support for young adult carers which have been implemented since joining the Driving Change project.
  • Driving change at Manchester College to improve support for young adult carers

    In this blog, Head of Student Support at Manchester College Seb Catania talks about some of the changes the College has made since joining the Driving Change in FE College project to enable young adult carers to enter and thrive in further education.
  • Multiply and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Prospectus for Local Government

    This prospectus sets out Learning and Work Institute’s (L&W) support offer to local government for the development, implementation and evaluation of effective employment, learning and skills programmes delivered via the Multiply and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programmes.
  • Response to spring statement on 23 March 2022

    Naomi Phillips, deputy chief executive and director of policy and research at Learning and Work Institute responds to the 2022 spring statement.
  • A college's journey: Improving support for young adult carers

    This blog by Derby College explores how they've improved their support for young adult carers over the past year,
  • Levelling Up in England through Lifelong Learning

    The Levelling Up White Paper is a statement of intent and puts some flesh on the bones of what levelling up means, defining it as local pride, local control and greater equality of opportunity. But why does lifelong learning matter in this?
  • How can we build more sustainable social prescribing services into learning to improve mental health?

    This blog by Director at L&W Naomi Phillips looks at our recent report with Greater London Authority where we looked at the links between social prescribing and adult learning.

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