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Working Together: European workers in the UK
This new research describes the role played by European employees in the UK economy.
| Published: | 03 May 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Nigel Keohane, Nida Broughton, Tuomas Ketola |
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Solving the Conundrum: Teaching and learning at British universities
Anthony Seldon sets out his vision on how to enhance, professionalise and make more consistent the quality of teaching at British universities for undergraduates and postgraduates, without burdening universities with a heavy bureaucracy which will take excessive time and money.
| Published: | 03 May 2016 |
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| Author: | Antony Seldon |
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Social inequalities in access to teachers
This second briefing from the SMF's Commission on Inequality in Education examines whether lower income communities are more likely to have access to less experience and qualified teachers.
| Published: | 28 April 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Rebecca Allen, Emran Mian, Sam Freedman |
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Growth Effects of EU Membership for the UK: A review of the evidence
This seventh briefing paper in the 'Global Perspectives' series, a collaboration between the SMF and the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), reviews the literature on the implications of EU membership for the UK.
| Published: | 28 April 2016 |
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| Author: | Nicholas Crafts |
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Fixing Family Finances: Taking a household view to improving financial capability in Great Britain
This report takes a fresh look at financial capability in Great Britain. It extends previous work using the Wealth and Assets Survey to understand the nature and drivers of the problem that Britain faces and make recommendations for how capability and outcomes can be improved. Overall the research suggests that one in every eight people has low financial capability.
| Published: | 22 April 2016 |
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| Author: | Matthew Oakley |
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An Office for Patient Outcomes
This paper argues that creating an Office for Patient Outcomes in England has the potential to address many of the shortcomings in current information provision and produce sharper accountability for improving patient outcomes.
| Published: | 05 April 2016 |
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| Author: | Emran Mian |
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The New Going Rate: The impact of the National Living Wage on UK employers
This report analyses the impact of the new National Living Wage on businesses, looking at the sectors and occupations affected, how businesses might respond, and what government can do to ease the transition to the higher rate.
| Published: | 01 April 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Nida Broughton, Nigel Keohane, Tuomas Ketola |
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Widening participation in Higher Education
New research from the Social Market Foundation think tank finds that the government is on course to miss its targets of widening participation in higher education – and has found significant differences between institutions’ intake of pupils from both minority and disadvantaged backgrounds.
| Published: | 23 March 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Emran Mian, Ben Richards |
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Tough gig: Low paid self-employment in London and the UK
Our new research finds that low-paid self-employment is rising. Around half of the UK’s self-employed are in low pay, measured on an hourly basis, compared with around a fifth of employees. Whilst the proportion of self-employed workers in low pay has been growing, in comparison, the proportion of employees in low pay has remained relatively stable.
| Published: | 21 March 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Nida Broughton, Ben Richards |