Latest Publications
Work, Skills & Education
We research all aspects of education and work, but we focus particularly on aspects that political debate often neglects: further education; vocational and technical education; apprenticeships and lifelong learning; in-work poverty.
Latest Publications:
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In the Balance: The STEM human capital crunch
The science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sector is at the heart of the Government’s aim to rebalance the economy for future growth. But the sector is already suffering skills shortages, severely limiting its ability to grow. This report quantifies the mismatch between future employment requirements and the supply of domestic skills in these industries, in the context of political pressure to reduce migration.
| Published: | 18 March 2013 |
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| Author: | Nida Broughton |
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Britain’s Got Talent: Unlocking the demand for skills
This paper makes the case for an entirely new approach using market signals – employment rates and wage levels - to identify and serve the demand for skills.
| Published: | 05 July 2012 |
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| Author(s): | Ian Mulheirn, John Springford |
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Will the Work Programme Work?
In this paper, the SMF examines the viability of WP by forecasting the likely performance of the providers during the first three years, based on the actual performance achieved under the Flexible New Deal (FND), Labour's welfare to work scheme.
| Published: | 22 August 2011 |
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| Author: | Ian Mulheirn |
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Disconnected: Social Mobility and the Creative Industries
A range of experts - Alan Milburn, Sir Win Bischoff, Stephen Overell, David Johnston and Paul Collard – offer their thoughts on why social mobility is so low in the creative industries, and how policymakers and the industry can improve it.
| Published: | 01 December 2010 |
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| Author: | Ryan Shorthouse |
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Funding Undergraduates
In this publication, the Social Market Foundation outlines a new funding model which takes the best of two existing proposals – tuition fees and a graduate tax – to build a system that creates a fair market for students and universities alike.
| Published: | 09 October 2010 |
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| Author(s): | Ian Mulheirn, Ryan Shorthouse |
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SMF Briefing Note: Higher Tuition Fees and Real Interest to Hit Middle Earners
SMF Briefing Note on Higher Tuition Fees
| Published: | 13 September 2010 |
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| Author: | Ian Mulheirn |
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More Than CV Points: The Benefits of Employee Volunteering for Business and Individuals
In this edited collection, a group of expert authors from across the private and charitable sectors offer their thoughts on the role of government in this agenda, and the actions needed from individual employers.
| Published: | 16 March 2010 |
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| Author: | James Lloyd |
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Vicious Cycles: Sustained employment and welfare reform for the next decade
SMF’s latest report "Vicious Cycles: Sustained employment and welfare reform for the next decade" focuses on the direction of welfare reform for the next decade.
| Published: | 06 July 2009 |
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| Author(s): | Beth Foley, Ian Mulheirn, Jessica Prendergrast, Verena Menne |
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Anglo-Flexicurity II: Insuring against Unemployment in the UK
This report outlines a fresh approach to national unemployment insurance, in which people can insure themselves against loss of income due to unemployment. It builds on the conceptual framework set out in the Social Market Foundation's earlier report Anglo-flexicurity: A safety net for UK workers.
| Published: | 20 May 2009 |
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| Author: | Henry Kippin |