• Blog 05 09 2024

  International Literacy Day 2024: Time for action

  Ahead of International Literacy Day on 8 September 2024, Alex Stevenson, L&W Deputy Director, sets out why it's time for action on adult literacy.
• Projects 11 06 2024

  Multiply Randomised Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experimental Design

  L&W is seeking organisations to take part in Multiply Randomised Controlled Trials and help us test the effectiveness of approaches to improving adult numeracy.

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• News 27 05 2024

  Cuts to skills funding hit poorest areas hardest and put £20 billion of economic growth at risk

  Millions of lost opportunities to improve qualifications are holding back economic growth and creating a “great skills divide” as a result of cuts to skills budgets, Learning and Work Institute warns in a new report.
• Research and Reports 27 05 2024

  The great skills divide: how learning inequalities risk holding the UK back

  The first report in our Ambition Skills programme examines the UK’s qualification profile, projecting it forward to 2035 and comparing against trends for international comparators.

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• Projects 14 05 2024

  Ambition Skills

  Our Ambition Skills programme, supported by City and Guilds and NOCN, explores the economic and social case for the UK to have a higher ambition for skills.

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• Research and Reports 30 12 2023

  Modelling Essential Skills Needs Across England

  L&W has conducted an England-wide modelling exercise of adults aged 16 to 64, identifying disparities in essential skills levels within local areas which far exceed those between local and combined authorities across the country.

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• News 30 12 2023

  Funding for adult learning risks overlooking nine million adults without basic literacy or numeracy skills, briefing warns

  Nine million adults in England lack essential literacy or numeracy skills and will continue to lose out without increased and targeted investment, Learning and Work Institute warns in a new briefing.
• 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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• Blog 26 01 2023

  New report highlights best practice in English and maths provision for London

  Basic English and maths skills are crucial for Londoners to access further education, good work and to support them to participate in their communities and improve personal wellbeing.

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