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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Striving for better: Welfare and a labour market that work for disabled people
This is the second in a series of reports by the Social Market Foundation that consider the Government’s ambition of halving the disability employment gap.
| Published: | 20 October 2016 |
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| Author: | Matthew Oakley |
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Tough Gig: Tackling low paid self employment in London & the UK
This report looks at the growing problem of low paid self employment in the UK and offers recommendations on what the government can do to address this important issue.
| Published: | 18 October 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Nida Broughton, Ben Richards |
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Moving Up: Higher wages for social housing tenants
This research looks at the employment challenges among a group in society for whom the economy has too often not worked: namely social housing tenants. In particular it looks at the challenges of low pay and ‘in-work poverty’.
| Published: | 07 October 2016 |
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| Author: | Nigel Keohane |
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Staying the course: Student retention at English universities
This new research examines student retention rates among higher education institutions in England and looks at whether a focus on student success can help increase course continuation levels.
| Published: | 06 September 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Emran Mian, Ben Richards |
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Passports to Progress (Part 2): How do vocational qualifications help young people in building their careers?
This second report seeks to understand how taking a vocational qualification affects young people’s career prospects and progression into higher education.
| Published: | 18 August 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Emran Mian, Ben Richards, Nida Broughton |
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Here to stay? Residency and EU migrants after the referendum
This briefing examines which EU citizens are currently residing in the UK, when they arrived, their characteristics, and the implications for a future deal between the UK and EU on immigration policy.
| Published: | 31 July 2016 |
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| Author: | Ben Richards |
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After Brexit: Net migration, unemployment and job vacancies
This new report examines what increasing unemployment and falling job vacancies could mean for net migration in 2020. It suggests UK net migration could fall by 58% in wake of UK's decision to leave the European Union.
| Published: | 18 July 2016 |
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| Author: | Ben Richards |
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Passports to Progress: How do vocational qualifications help young people in building their careers?
This research examines how take up of vocational courses has changed in recent years; how parents view vocational qualifications; and the issues school leaders contend with when deciding what courses to offer.
| Published: | 07 July 2016 |
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| Author: | Ben Richards |
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The long term economic consequences of having a bad day: How high-stakes exams mismeasure potential
This new report from the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), draws on unique new research looking at the long-term consequences of poor performance in high stakes exams due to random factors not linked to ability.
| Published: | 29 June 2016 |
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| Author(s): | Victor Lavy, Avraham Ebenstein, Sefi Roth |