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  • What works in youth employment partnerships

    A guide to improve practice and case study collection

    Orlando C | Jun 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The 'What Works in Youth Employment Partnerships’ guide and case study collection are the first outputs from a three-year Health Foundation-funded project led by IES on improving access to good quality work for young people.

  • Working for the Future: Launch report for the Commission on the Future of Employment Support

    Wilson T, Patel R, Edwards M, Mason B, Muir D | Nov 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report launches a new Commission on the Future of Employment Support, which IES is providing the secretariat for and is being funded by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.

  • The Central London Works evaluation

    Williams C, Cook J, Wilson T, Alexander K, Buzzeo J, Fox H | Jun 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

    These reports cover the evaluation of the Central London Works (CLW) which aimed to help individuals who faced barriers to work to find and sustain good quality employment.

  • Briefing paper 6 - ReAct collaboration

    The ReAct partnership: showcasing collaboration

    Gloster R, Kramers E | Dec 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing paper looks at the impact of collaborative working between senior leaders, employers, frontline staff and participants in the context of the ReAct partnership, and how this can inform future employment support.

  • Policy journeys report cover

    Education to employment transitions: support in 2024

    Lanceley L, Nancarrow A, Williams J, Campbell B, Cook J, Illidge L, Wong K | Dec 2025 | Youth Futures Foundation

    This research, commissioned by the Youth Futures Foundation, aimed to identify and map the support available to four groups of young people who may experience disadvantage in education and employment.

  • ReAct partnerships briefing paper 3

    Supporting the frontline staff of the future: lessons from ReAct

    Kramers E, Gloster R, Krishnan M | Oct 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing paper looks at how the insights from ReAct research can inform the development of the employment support workforce of the future to enable the Get Britain Working ambition in practice.

  • Supporting highly qualified participants ReAct report

    Supporting Highly Qualified Participants: Exploring Routes to Success

    Kramers E, Fox H, Mason D and Mansour J | Feb 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research explores how highly qualified and experienced participants are supported by Restart, what is working across a range of approaches, and identifies recommendations for improving the quality of service to individuals in this cohort.

  • ReAct ESOL case studies

    ReAct innovative practice case studies: supporting ESOL participants

    Campbell B, Clark A, Fox H, Gloster R and Kramers E | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report presents case studies on innovative practices for supporting English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) participants within the Restart employment support programme.

  • Work in Progress: Interim report of the Commission on the Future of Employment Support

    Campbell B, Dave A, Patel R, Plowden Roberts C, Wilson T | Jul 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report presents findings from the first six months of the Commission’s work, comprising a major Call for Evidence that received around one hundred responses; twenty consultation events, workshops and focus groups; and an extensive review of the literature around ‘what works’ in employment support.

  • Shared employer engagement in practice: what works

    ReAct: collaborating for employers

    Gloster R, Kramers E | Sep 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    In our second briefing paper, we turn our focus to another Restart collaboration, that of the Prime Provider Network which represents national employer engagement teams from across the Restart providers.