Published: 27 April 2022This report takes a detailed look at the poor take-up of higher technical education (HTE) in England – often referred to as the ‘missing middle’ or ‘forgotten half’ of the...
Download as PDFPublished: 08 March 2022This report seeks to explore how a place-based approach to education and skills can transform lifelong learning. This builds on the experience and practice of partners in Doncaster to establish...
Download as PDFPublished: 07 February 2022The Government has released its Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, setting out a series of policy aims to empower and regenerate the ‘left behind’ areas of the UK....
Download as PDFPublished: 04 October 2021The UK has a longstanding skills problem which is impacting on economic growth. Adult participation in learning has declined, particularly among part-time students, while fewer people in work are taking...
Download as PDFPublished: 18 March 2021This report examines the current regulatory and legislative framework that governs the UK’s energy system, with a focus on renewable sources of energy and the issues that arise from the...
Download as PDFPublished: 21 October 2020The long-awaited Devolution White Paper is expected to set out the new Conservative Government’s ambitions for extending new freedoms and responsibilities to the local state. This report examines the implications...
Download as PDFPublished: 25 June 2020You can find a summary of our report here. The coronavirus crisis has highlighted two things: the UK’s frontline NHS and care staff are skilled and selfless; the system...
Download as PDFPublished: 27 April 2020This report examines whether a minimum floor price for tobacco can achieve better policy objectives in Scotland, including public health outcomes. A choice-modelling exercise, with a representative sample of over...
Download as PDFPublished: 05 December 2019A key issue for the UK’s economy is how we meet the challenge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the future of work. Central to this challenge is the question...
Download as PDFPublished: 25 November 2019This report is part of our UK-wide campaign ‘Airtight on Asbestos’ you can find the full report here. Sometimes a danger can be everywhere and appear nowhere at all....
Download as PDF