Publications

Publications graphicWe author and publish a range of resources to keep you up to date with the latest developments in employment, labour market and human resource policy and practice.

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  • Impact of summer programmes on the outcomes of disadvantaged or ‘at risk’ young people

    A systematic review

    Muir D, Orlando C, Newton B | Jun 2024 | Campbell Systematic Reviews

    This research provides evidence on the extent to which summer education and employment programmes impact the outcomes of disadvantaged or ‘at risk’ young people.

  • Labour Market Statistics, June 2024

    Jun 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 11 June 2024.

  • CECIL: Final Report

    Coaching early conversations, interaction and language

    Grauberg J, with IES contributions from Dawson A, Huxley C, Nancarrow A and Garner O | Jun 2024 | The Sutton Trust

    This final report summarises the findings from the Coaching Early Conversation Interaction and Language (CECIL) Project, which started in September 2020.

  • HRN Paper: Outcomes from Career Development

    Outcomes from employer-sponsored career development

    Review of the literature

    Edwards M, Carter A | Jun 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report reviews the critical and most relevant literature exploring the links between career support and outcomes for employers and employees.

  • Teachers professional development journeys

    Teachers' professional development journeys

    A report for Ofsted

    Pollard E, Williams C, Nancarrow A, Talbot J, Cook J,Williams J, Bajorek Z, Illidge L | May 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The aim of the research was to follow a group of teachers with different backgrounds, roles and experiences in order to gain an in-depth understanding of how the quality of teacher professional development and the perceived impact of professional development varies across different teachers and changes across the period of one year.

  • Labour Market Statistics May 2024

    Labour Market Statistics, May 2024

    May 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 May 2024.

  • Research into careers in construction

    Alexander K, Plowden Roberts C, Hooley T, Hirsh W, Lanceley L, Mason B, Osborne E, Pollard E  | May 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The research summarises key insights from those inside and outside of the construction industry to understand how careers in construction are perceived and experienced.

  • BHM-WHC-final-report

    Independent evaluation of the Workplace Health Champion project

    Final report for Business Health Matters

    Wilson S, Ward J | May 2024 | Business Health Matters / Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the final report of the evaluation and builds upon the findings from the interim report delivered in December 2022.

  • Labour Market Statistics, April 2024

    Apr 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 16 April 2024.

  • The Good Youth Employment Benchmark

    The Good Youth Employment Benchmark

    Creating an evidence base of good youth employment practice

    Joy Williams, Cristiana Orlando | Mar 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report is an updated evaluation of the existing frameworks and toolkits for employers aimed at good youth employment, and how this research can inform the development of a good youth employment benchmarking tool by Youth Employment UK.