Projects and case studies
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Evaluation of Disability Programmes, Northern Ireland
IES with Locus will conduct an evaluation of the Department for Communities’ disability employment programmes.The study consists of: a desk review of business cases and previous evaluations, developing theories of change for six programmes,...
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Development of new employment offer options
IES is providing consultancy and research support to the Northern Ireland government, to develop a new employment support offer for disabled people and those with health conditions.Coverage topics include: employment policy research, equality and...
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The 2019 RCVS Survey of the UK Veterinary Surgeon and Veterinary Nursing Professions
IES is running two online surveys for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) that will provide a snapshot of the current state of the veterinary surgeon and veterinary nursing professions.The 2019 results will be compared with previous...
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Moving out to move on: using a mixed methods approach to understand the link between migration and disadvantage
This project will investigate the link between internal migration and social mobility.IES will explore to what extent migration from deprived to prosperous areas allows individuals who were born into families with low socio-economic status to...
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Sussex Learning Network National Collaborative Outreach Programme Working Class
IES is providing information on the working class population in Sussex for Sussex Learning Network National Collaborative Outreach Programme (SLN:COP) so they can target their activities at white working class people, an OfS priority...
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Evaluation of the Sir Henry Dale Fellowship scheme
IES is supporting Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) with an evaluation of the Sir Henry Dale Fellowship scheme for early career researchers in Higher Education by undertaking survey building, some survey analysis and stakeholder interviews.
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Evidence review: Supporting unemployed and disadvantaged young people into and towards meaningful work
IES will deliver an evidence-based assessment of ‘what works’ in tackling youth worklessness amongst those young people most distant from the labour market who face multiple disadvantages. This will include an assessment of the strength of...
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Moving out to move up: Using a mixed-methods approach to understand the link between migration and disadvantage
This project will investigate the link between internal migration and social mobility. More specifically, to what extent does migration from deprived to prosperous areas allow individuals who were born into families with low socio-economic status...
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Direct Mapping and Set-for-Variability
IES is conducting a randomised control trial (RCT) to evaluate whether teaching Direct Mapping and Set-for-Variability improves reading outcomes for children in reception class (4-5 yrs) compared with existing phonics best practice.
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Evaluation of the Careers Leader Training: Qualitative Research
The Government’s Careers Strategy (2017) called for all schools in England to have a Careers Leader - CEC is offering 1,300 bursaries to train them. This evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the Careers Leader training in increasing...