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As part of the Labour Market Evidence Programme, this webinar brings together speakers from local and regional government, delivery organisations and partner bodies to share practical lessons on designing, delivering and evaluating effective health and employment support.
Evidence-based diversity, equality, and inclusion research and consultancy solutions.
A report of research carried out by the Learning and Work Institute (L&W) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This output forms part of the Labour Market Evidence Programme, led by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) in partnership with L&W.
This report presents local governments' evidence needs on supporting people to enter and remain in employment, and proposes evidence reviews to address these.
This webinar marks a key milestone in the national evaluation of JobsPlus, presenting Year 2 findings from the full pilot period (2024–2026). It explores how the model has evolved from early implementation to more established delivery, and what this means for policy, commissioning, and future scale‑up.
This infographic highlights findings from interviews, surveys and management data relating to the JobsPlus pilot, collected between July 2024 and January 2026.
This report builds on the interim findings published in September 2025 to provide evidence on whether the JobsPlus model can be adapted to the UK context and effectively implemented to improve employment outcomes.
This report sets out findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the Contextualised Approach (CA) for Functional Skills Qualification (FSQ) Level 1 maths.
This report presents findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) and Implementation and Process Evaluation (IPE) of a Family Numeracy (FN) intervention.
The Embedded Maths intervention was developed as part of the Department for Education (DfE)’s Adult Numeracy Trials, aimed at building the evidence base for what works to improve numeracy skills in adults.
