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Emily Kramers and Rosie Gloster look at the wider benefits of adult learning, and specifically how these apply to learning English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for participants in the Restart employment support programme.

Nick Litsardopoulos takes an in-depth look at productivity, its relationship to pay and how it is measured, and identifies recommendations to help tackle the current economic stagnation.

Dr Meenakshi Krishnan reflects on 2025 in terms of the rapidly changing face of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace, and identifies the key EDI trends for the coming year.

Billy Campbell discusses the mapping of support services available to young people from four specific groups and seeking employment. This project, commissioned by the Youth Futures Foundation, provides a clear visual representation of what support is available, and where more support is needed.

Billy Campbell reflects on the recently published evaluation of the Cumbrian Youth Alliance's Forging Futures Programme, which aims to support 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training into sustained employment, and identifies the key take-away lessons from this research.

In anticipation of the delivery of the Autumn Budget, Naomi Clayton makes a series of recommendations as to how the new budget could raise living standards through improving participation in the workforce, particularly for groups with high levels of economic inactivity such as young people and those with long-term health conditions.

Jonathan Buzzeo reflects on the importance of personalised employment support and provides practical approaches and examples of how this can be achieved.

Naomi Clayton takes an in-depth look at the newly published Keep Britain Working Review, including summarising the key findings and how the recommendations can best be implemented.