Projects and case studies
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Discretionary Learner Support Funds evaluation
IES carried out a multi-methodological evaluation of discretionary learner support funds in further education. The study included: a postal survey of further education institutions; an online survey of local LSC offices; analysis of management...
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Evaluation of Access to Work
The Access to Work (AtW) programme has been operating in Great Britain since 1994 and is designed for people with long-term health conditions or impairments who need practical support to take up work or to do their job. This project is a...
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Seeing the Link Between HR and Organisational Performance
This work for the National Health Service Improvement and Innovation Agency evaluated research on the functional contribution of HR/OD and associated professionals to organisational performance, as well as the impact of more general people...
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Developing HR Leaders
IES engaged in a six-month development programme for the HR leadership team of a large local council. This had six coaching sessions combined with three workshops designed to help the team identify their vision for the future of HR, their personal...
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NICE Management of Long-term Sickness
IES supported the work of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the development of guidance on the management of long-term sickness and incapacity for employers and primary care services. A systematic review was...
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Evaluation of Coaching in the NHS
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHS Institute) commissioned IES to carry out an over-arching evaluation of coaching intervention to support leadership development across the NHS. Some evaluation had been carried out of the...
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Going into HE: Interaction of Elements of Financial Support and Other Factors
How does the complex mix of government and university financial support affect the choices of prospective students who now face top-up fees of £3,000 per year? Is this support understood? Does it allay financial worries? Are decisions constrained...
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UK Skills: Key Themes, Policy Issues and Priorities
The Sector Skills Development Agency commissioned a partnership of IES and the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to conduct a review of UK employment and skills policies with a view to highlighting key themes, policy issues and priorities...
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Lessons from the HSE Stress Management Pilot
IES examined, for the Health & Safety Executive, progress made by employers in six key sectors with regard to their participation in the HSE’s Stress Management Pilot. The Stress Management Pilot was initiated in June 2005 and involved...
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Evaluation of Healthy Workplace Solutions
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) commissioned IES to assess the effectiveness of specific elements of its Healthy Workplace Solutions intervention. This was designed to encourage a larger number of organisations in seven target sectors to...