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  • Labour market analysis

    26 01 2021

    January 2021

    Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 26 January.

  • Coronavirus: the local picture

    With redundancies at their highest levels since 2010, small area data on benefit claims reveals how the pandemic is exacerbating socio-economic inequalities across the country.
  • Disparities and devolution: how can the next government close divides in skills and employment?

    Devolution hasn’t been a major theme in the election debate – and with Brexit dominating it’s unlikely to be. Yet against a backdrop of relatively high inequality, devolution needs to be a central part of the next government’s attempts to improve outcomes across the country.
  • Research and Reports 13 11 2020

    Learning Ladders

    The Social Mobility Commission funded L&W in partnership with the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to investigate the role of adult training in supporting progression from low pay.
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  • Research and Reports 22 07 2019

    Evidence review: Employment support for people with disabilities and health conditions

    Reviews the evidence of what works to support people with mental and physical health conditions into employment.
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  • Research and Reports 22 07 2019

    Evidence review: Responding to local economic shocks

    Explores the national and international evidence on what works to support displaced workers back into work.
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  • Research and Reports 02 01 2020

    Evidence review: Improving attainment among disadvantaged students in the FE and adult learning sector

    For government reforms designed to increase adult learning to be effective and for outcomes to improve, it is crucial to develop the evidence on what works and share knowledge and best practice.
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  • Research and Reports 22 02 2020

    Investing in ‘what works’ activity in Further Education and Adult learning

    Produced for the Social Mobility Commission this maps the evidence on what works to improve attainment and other related outcomes in FE and adult learning.
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  • Research and Reports 22 07 2019

    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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