• Research and Reports 01 05 2025

  Learning the lessons

  ‘Learning the lessons’ is the third report produced as part of our Ambition Skills programme of work. It looks at the history of adult learning and skills, going back to the late 19th century, and lessons that can be learned.

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• Blog 23 01 2025

  Achieving the Government’s new employment rate target will require a fully inclusive employment system

  Reflecting L&W's recent research for Health Equals, Research Manager Hazel Klenk calls for an employment system underpinned by the principles of fairness and full inclusion, rather than one that is fundamentally ableist.
• Research and Reports 19 12 2024

  What is healthy home and hybrid working?

  This research, commissioned by Health Equals, sets out the evidence on healthy home and hybrid workplaces, with particular consideration of the impact on underserved groups.

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• Research and Reports 16 11 2024

  Older people and essential skills

  This research for Age UK explores older adults’ (aged 50 and over) experiences of essential skills and what support is needed to help them improve their skills and thrive in later life.

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• Research and Reports 09 05 2023

  Effective practice in English and maths for adult learners in London

  This report, commissioned by the GLA, seeks to better understand these barriers and recommends how providers can better reach more Londoners, ensure achievement and progression in English and maths, and deliver improved outcomes for learners.

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• Research and Reports 23 03 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.

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• News 27 10 2022

  Multiply Effective Practice Network

  The Government has recently announced Multiply, a new 3-year £560m national programme focussed on adult numeracy. Mayoral Combined Authorities and local authorities have received a share of this funding to commission and deliver Multiply activity. L&W is launching The Multiply Effective Practice Network (MEPN). The network provides a forum for all Multiply commissioners, providers and wider stakeholders with a strategic interest and expertise in adult numeracy to share experiences and learn from other areas as the Multiply programme evolves, in real time.
• Blog 19 10 2022

  How can we drive up essential skills participation? Looking at other countries’ strategies to illuminate best practice.

  Too many people in the UK do not have the essential skills they need to get on in life and the number of adults participating in learning has fallen over the last decades. We look at four countries - Australia, Germany, Norway and Switzerland - to help shed light on ways in which there may be scope to strengthen and develop adult basic skills policy in England, ultimately helping to drive up participation.
• Research and Reports 02 07 2021

  Using Labour Market Data to Support Adults to Plan for their Future Careers: Experience from the CareerTech Challenge

  The Career Tech Challenge looked at supporting the development of new solutions to help people find rewarding future careers. We’ve been conducting research with the finalists to explore the process of building data-driven solutions.

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