Projects and case studies

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  • Evaluation of the Paramedic Pre-Degree Work Experience Pilot, Phase 2

    IES will explore the feasibility of an economic evaluation at the whole programme level and collect data on local outcomes from multiple stakeholder perspectives, mainly through telephone interviews.

  • Teachers' and leaders' views on the pay framework: a review

    In 2014/15 the Department for Education (DfE) implemented significant reforms to the pay framework for teachers, with the aim of introducing a more flexible performance- based structure.  In May 2018 the DfE commissioned IES to collect views...

  • What works in colleges?

    The project comprises a rapid evidence assessment of careers education and provision in colleges in England, focussing on delivery to young people aged 14-19.This is supported by around five expert interviews with academics and practitioners to...

  • Understanding employers' views and practices in providing employee support from mid-life through to retirement

    IES undertook research with employers exploring their views and practices in providing employees support from mid-life, through to retirement. The project engaged 25 employers, a mix of those offering employees at mid-life and beyond specific or...

  • Legal Sector Workforce Planning Research

    The legal services market is facing widespread disruption with a more liberal regulatory environment, stronger commercial pressures, and the increasing adoption of technology. These developments will impact the type of roles and skills required in...

  • Survey of the optometric workforce 2018

    IES has conducted an online survey of optometrists in the UK on behalf of the Association of Optometrists. Students, pre-registration and fully-qualified optometrists are included, the latter category incorporating employed optometrists,...

  • Supporting line managers to foster employee engagement

    NHS Employers asked IES to produce a paper for line managers about employee engagement, based on our experience of running events for line managers in NHS trusts. The paper aimed to focus on engaging managerial behaviours and ways of building...

  • Qualitative research to identify what good employment support for people with epilepsy should look like

    This project aims to undertake qualitative research to identify what good employment support for people with epilepsy should look like.The work will add strategic value to Epilepsy Action by increasing the charity's capacity to provide future...

  • Survey of EU staff at higher education providers

    IES, working with the Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) and Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), is undertaking research for the Department for Education into EU staff at UK higher education institutions to understand...

  • Impact case studies on health coaching

    The aim of the project is to provide an overview on the spread and impact of health coaching within the NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme.Through the development of organisational impact case studies, IES will explore local outcomes for...