Projects and case studies

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  • Support given to families with young children

    IES carried out a rapid review of the support given to families with young children. This formed part of a wider review being carried out by QinetiQ for MoD. There were three activities: a description of current and potential future government...

  • Supporting Legislative Requirements in Jobcentre Plus

    Jobcentre Plus (the UK public employment service) commissioned this research to establish whether and to what extent staff across the organisation understand and feel adequately supported to undertake the legislative requirements of the public...

  • Evaluating Executive Coaching Skills

    The Board Development Team at the NHS Institute commissioned IES to evaluate their Executive Coaching Skills programme. Adopted by all ten Strategic Health Authorities, this programme aimed to develop a community of senior leaders into executive...

  • The Impact of Flexicurity at Company Level on Women, Young, and Older Workers

    IES was commissioned by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, to carry out research into the impact of 'flexicurity' provisions at company level on employment and working conditions of women, young...

  • London City Strategy on English for Speakers of Other Languages

    IES was commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions to evaluate the London City Strategy Pilot for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). This was designed to demonstrate how work-focused ESOL provision can support access to...

  • Tackling Inequities in Representation of Particular Groups in Apprenticeship Programmes

    The aim of this project for the Learning and Skills Council was to undertake research to inform the development of critical mass pilots to tackle inequities in representation of particular groups in apprenticeship programmes.The pilots were...

  • Disability Discrimination Act: Impact of 2005 Changes on Organisations

    The Office for Disability Issues commissioned IES to undertake follow-up research to the 2003 and 2006 surveys of organisations to see how they have responded to disability discrimination legislation. Earlier research explored how employers, goods...

  • Increasing the Participation of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in Employment

    IES worked for MigrationWork to support the European Commission’s learning network, IMPART (Increasing the Participation of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in Employment).IMPART aims to help the European Commission understand how ESF funding can be...

  • Improving Gender Pay Reporting

    In 2009, average female pay remained stubbornly around 20% behind the average for males. IES conducted research into gender pay reporting on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Commission was working to develop the most...

  • Retention of Black and Minority Ethnic and Female Police Officers

    By 2009, the police service had worked hard to increase the recruitment of Black and minority ethnic (BME) and female officers, and aimed to maximise the retention of such officers. Recent evidence indicated, however, that the rates of voluntary...