Rakhee Patel
BA, MSt, MSc
Principal Research Fellow
rakhee.patel@employment-studies.co.uk
+44 (0)1273 763 413
Rakhee joined IES as a principal research fellow in 2018. She has over ten years' experience of applied research into education, employment and health policy. Rakhee has led mixed-methods projects for national and local government, government agencies and third sector organisations. Key clients she has worked for include the Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, Education Endowment Foundation, Department for Health, the Big Lottery Fund and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Rakhee is an experienced project manager, skilled at leading research projects from inception through to dissemination.
Her research interests are wide-ranging and include health and work, early education, child maintenance and support for young people not in education, employment and training. Rakhee has a particular interest in process evaluations.
Education
| 2005 | Open University | MSc, Educational Research Methods |
| 2004 | St John's College, University of Oxford | MSt, European Literature |
| 2002 | Nottingham University | BA, French and Hispanic Studies |
Career
| 2015-2018 | Research Director, NatCen Social Research |
| 2010-2015 | Senior Consultant, ICF International |
| 2008-2010 | Consultant, ICF International |
| 2007-2008 | International Programmes Officer, London Metropolitan University |
| 2005-2007 | Publications Coordinator, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| 2002-2004 | Research Assistant, Faculty of Education, Open University |
Research publications
- Closing the Vocabulary Gap, Buzzeo J, Muir D, Patel R, , Institute for Employment Studies , Sep 2023
- 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, , Institute for Employment Studies , Jul 2023
- The Commission on the Future of Employment Support , Campbell B, Patel R, Plowden Roberts C, , Institute for Employment Studies , May 2023
- Working for the Future, Wilson T, Patel R, Edwards M, Mason B, Muir D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Nov 2022
- Evaluation of the Careers & Enterprise CEF18 Part B Fund for disadvantaged groups , Buzzeo J, Manzoni C, Akehurst G, Ebanks-Silvera DJ, Patel R, , Institute for Employment Studies, Oct 2022
- Evaluation of the Construction Skills Fund, Gloster R, Cockett J, Patel R, Mason B, Buzzeo J, Williams J, Takala H, , Institute for Employment Studies , Mar 2022
- CSF Onsite Hubs: learner progress, Gloster R, Buzzeo J, Patel R, , Institute for Employment Studies , Mar 2022
- Evaluation of the Construction Skills Fund 2, Alexander K, Gloster R, Edney C, Buzzeo J, Patel R, Cockett J , , Institute for Employment Studies , Mar 2022
- Supporting good mental health amongst London’s FE learners, Newton B, Patel R, Akehurst G, Alexander K, Byford M, Rickard C, Ebanks-Silvera DJ, Buzzeo J, Cook J, White-Smith G , , Institute for Employment Studies , Dec 2021
- Effective implementation of behaviour change techniques to influence health in the rail environment , Wilson S, Edwards M, Mason B, Akehurst G, Patel R, , RSSB, Nov 2021
- Shaping the rail environment to encourage healthy behaviours, Wilson S, Edwards M, Mason B, Akehurst G, Patel R, , RSSB, Nov 2021
- Cedefop(2020). Empowering adults through upskilling and reskilling pathways, Authors and main contributors: Newton B, Williams J, Hadjivassilou K, Patel R, Rickard C, et al, , Office of the European Union, Apr 2020
- National Colleges Process Evaluation , Buzzeo J, Patel R, Byford M, Takala H, Gay R , , Department for Education, Feb 2020