Learning and Work Institute

L&W has been working with Ipsos and other partners to support the Government in understanding what works in increasing adults’ numeracy skills, as part of Multiply, the Government’s flagship programme for improving adult numeracy between 2022 and 2025. L&W was involved in designing and conducting Randomised Control Trials to evaluate the effectiveness of in...

Ed Balls, Former Cabinet Minister and Shadow Chancellor, sets out why lifelong learning is vital for the country.

Last November, I was invited to a ceremony at the Barbican in London to receive an award. No, Craig Revel Horwood was not waiting with a Glitterball Trophy and a long-overdue apology. Instead, I was greeted by Maggie Galliers, preside...

Responding to the interim report of the Milburn review on Thursday 28 May, Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Learning and Work Institute (L&W), said:

“More than one million young people are now estimated to be not in education, employment or training, up by one third since the pandemic. At 13.5% this is the highest rate since 2013. Th...

Every month, Learning and Work Institute produces detailed and timely analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS. We examine what the figures tell us both about the health of our labour market, and what they mean for people’s experiences of work, with a particular focus on groups facing labour market disadvantage.

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