Downloadable Publications
Help wanted: Getting Britain back to work
Unemployment has spiked sharply as a result of the coronavirus crisis and associated social distancing restrictions. During March and April, 2.5 million individuals made claims for Universal Credit, with claims running at seven times their usual...Read more »
Next steps for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) supports employers with up to 80% of furloughed employees wages, up to a limit of £2,500 per month. It is due to run until the end of June 2020. This...Read more »
The future of the minimum wage – The worker perspective
The minimum wage is one of the most successful policies in recent decades. Its introduction helped nearly eliminate extreme low pay, and more recent increases have boosted hourly pay for those at the bottom of the...Read more »
Skills Commission: England’s Skills Puzzle
The Skills Commission, of which L&W are the inquiry partner, calls on the government to give skills and lifelong learning renewed attention. This new report makes seven recommendations for creating a more coherent and responsive skills system...Read more »
Investing in ‘What Works’ in further education and adult learning
This policy brief sets out the case for a What Works Centre for further education and adult learning. Completed as part of wider work for the Social Mobility Commission. The paper sets out: the evidence for...Read more »
Improving attainment in the FE and adult learning sector
Research completed on behalf of the Social Mobility Commission, looking at what interventions improve the level of attainment for disadvantaged students in the further education and adult learning sectors. The report sets out the main research...Read more »
Local skills deficits and spare capacity
This report commissioned by the LGA estimates that not meeting the skills needs of employers could lead to a potential loss of £120 billion in economic output by the end of the decade. The research for...Read more »
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2019
Learning has positive benefits for individuals, communities and the wider economy. Increasing and widening access to learning is crucial to future prosperity, fairness and social inclusion in the UK. Despite the strength of this evidence, the...Read more »
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2018
Learning has positive benefits for individuals, communities and the wider economy. Increasing and widening access to learning is crucial to future prosperity, fairness and social inclusion in the UK. Despite the strength of this evidence, the...Read more »
Solent Jobs Programme Evaluation
This report presents the findings from the mixed method evaluation of the Solent Jobs Programme (SJP), which was part of the Southampton and Portsmouth City Deal agreement with national government. SJP was funded by the European...Read more »
The Step Up Pilot: Year Three
Trust for London, the Walcot Foundation and Learning and Work Institute (L&W) collaborated to design a pilot initiative, Step Up, trialling new approaches to help low-paid workers progress in their careers and move into better work....Read more »
Learning at life transitions
The WEA commissioned Learning and Work Institute to undertake the research, which was funded and published by the Further Education Trust for Leadership The new Learning at Life Transitions research report provides insights into what influences adults in their decision-making...Read more »
LEP Support Programme: Apprenticeship Growth
ESFA are currently funding Learning and Work Institute to deliver a programme of support for LEPs to support apprenticeship growth. The programme, which is focussed around National Apprenticeships Week, includes: Support to plan and deliver your...Read more »
Supporting Young Apprentices: guidance for employers
Young apprentices can be some of the most dedicated workers, bringing fresh perspectives and new skill sets into the workforce. They provide opportunities for employers to ‘grow their own’ and develop a crucial talent pipeline for...Read more »
Learning, Work, and Health: the next 70 years
The National Health Service was always intended as part of a coordinated package of measures linked to inequalities in housing, welfare, work, and learning. However, over the past seventy years, as demands on the NHS have grown, policies for...Read more »
Barriers to learning for disadvantaged groups
Research shows that participation in learning can have a host of positive benefits for the individual and society, including improved health, wellbeing and productivity. Increasing and widening access to learning is crucial to our future prosperity,...Read more »
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2017
Learning has positive benefits for individuals, communities and the wider economy . Increasing and widening access to learning is crucial to future prosperity, fairness and social inclusion in the UK. Despite the strength of this evidence,...Read more »
The Integrated Communities Strategy green paper: Our Response
The Integrated Communities Strategy green paper invited views on the government’s vision for building strong integrated communities where people – whatever their background – live, work, learn and socialise together, based on shared rights, responsibilities and...Read more »
Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions early warning trial evaluation: qualitative report
This report presents qualitative findings from the Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions early warning trial. The JSA sanctions early warning trial tested the effect of giving claimants facing a sanction an additional 14 days to provide evidence of compliance. The...Read more »
Exploring funding for apprentices with additional needs
Research into the effectiveness of funding to support apprentices with learning difficulties, disabilities or disadvantage. Findings from interviews with apprenticeship providers, employers and third party organisations. This report identifies areas to consider in the future development of...Read more »
European Agenda for Adult Learning
On behalf of the Department for Education and the European Commission for the European Union’s Agenda for Adult Learning, we are delivering a programme of work which spans the following themes: Adult Basic Skills, Young Adults...Read more »
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: The impact of adult learning across the UK
Since 2015, as part of our work for the European Agenda for Adult Learning, L&W and its partners across the UK have been researching and discussing the impact of adult learning. We have done this through the...Read more »
15 March 2017Three Million Apprenticeships – Building ladders of opportunity
Apprenticeships are a great way to combine learning and earning and meet employers’ skills needs. That is why they have a long history dating back several centuries, though today’s apprenticeships have a wider focus including on...Read more »
24 January 2017What is the difference?
A new critique of adult learning and teaching by Alan Rogers
23 January 2017Seriously Useless Learning
The collected TES writings of Alan Tuckett with introduction and narrative by Ian Nash
