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  Evaluation of CYA’s Forging Futures programme

  Lanceley L, Garner O, Campbell B, Patel R | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report covers the evaluation of Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures programme, which supports young people with complex needs in Cumbria to enter employment, education or training, including assessing the feasibility of a future full impact study.

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  Webinar recording & slides: Moving organisations from change-vulnerable to change-smart

  Carter A | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  During this webinar, Alison Carter explored practical tools to build change-ready teams that can navigate reorganisation with confidence, clarity, and purpose.

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  Shared employer engagement – examples of success

  Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This short paper is the first of a series giving examples of employer engagement collaboration across the organisations delivering Restart. It showcases instances where collaboration and shared learning has benefited providers, employers and participants on the Restart employment support programme.

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  Working with participants - lessons from ReAct: focus on working carers

  Dave A | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing paper presents findings from ReAct research on supporting working carers within the Restart employment support programme, highlighting barriers and recommendations.

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  ReAct innovative practice case studies: use of supply chain partners

  Fox H, Gloster R, Hewitt D and Mason D | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report covers innovative practices and case studies related to the use of supply chain partners in the Restart programme, focusing on their strengths, challenges, and best practices in delivering employment services.

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  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.

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  Working with participants - lessons from ReAct: focus on neurodiversity

  Bajorek Z and Plowden Roberts C | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing paper focuses on strategies to support neurodiverse participants into work.

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  Webinar recording & slides: JobsPlus interim evaluation findings

  Patel R, Clayton N, Fox A | Nov 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This webinar recording, slides and additional Q&A document cover the IES presentation on the JobsPlus pilot project interim evaluation.

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  The potential health implications of a changing labour market

  A briefing for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives

  Lucy D, Rickard C  | Oct 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This briefing paper identifies occupations, industries and populations with the greatest health risks in the next decade using labour market projections, highlighting where action needs to be targeted.

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  Infographics: JobsPlus pilot implementation and process evaluation

  Patel R, Fox A | Oct 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

  These infographics summarise the evaluation of the JobsPlus pilot programme, an initiative that supports job seekers living in social housing to find employment and progress in the workplace.