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As people live for longer and the State Pension age rises, understanding how working lives can be extended in ways which are both sustainable and rewarding has become an increasingly important issue for individuals, employers and policy makers. This study examined how people in their 60s successfully reshaped work to extend their career, on terms which suited their changing needs and priorities.
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The former Department for Business and Trade commissioned this research which aims to inform policy decisions to improve job security, workplace practice and employer awareness of their responsibilities towards pregnant women and parents in the workplace.
This report looks at fairness and wellbeing in the workplace and how it relates to employees' feelings and behaviours and includes recommendations for HR departments, line managers and employees.
This paper sets out evidence on what has worked in supporting ‘good work’ in employment programmes.
Skills Bootcamps were introduced in England in 2020 to support the Government’s ambition to deliver sector-specific skills to support employers. This report looks to build a better understanding of what the Skills Bootcamps deliver, and how far this articulates with provision elsewhere in the English skills system.
This report covers the ReAct research into support for Restart participants into self-employment and identifies the gaps and improvements that could be made.
This report covers ReAct's research into the participation of people with neurodiversity in the Restart programme and highlights how support for neurodiverse people looking for employment can be improved.
An infographic illustrating the evaluation by IES of the CECIL programme's modelling in Merseyside. The goal of the Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) programme is to tackle early gaps in children’s communication and language skills by providing support for high-quality practice in early years settings, with a focus on settings in areas marked by disadvantage. The file is downloadable in .pdf format at the bottom of this page.
An infographic illustrating the evaluation by IES of the CECIL programme's modelling in Merseyside.
The goal of the Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) programme is to tackle early gaps in children’s communication and language skills by providing support for high-quality practice in early years settings. This report covers the theory of change, methodology and findings of the evaluation of the CECIL programme's modelling in Merseyside.
This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 12 March 2024.
This updated report covers the Flexible Phonics intervention which aims to help reception class teachers and teaching assistants deliver new strategies designed to optimise the teaching of reading to all reception-age pupils.
