Recent Projects

Evaluation of the first (2017-18) T-level work placements designed by The Challenge Network (project led by the Institute of Employment Studies and funded by the Department for Education) Final report at http://bit.ly/2qs0Mg6

Evaluation of work-based learning on study programmes to inform practice on the Technical Routes (carried out on behalf of the Gatsby Foundation). Journal article based on the study at http://bit.ly/16-19wex

Pilot, roll-out, re-design and evaluation of teaching programme for apprenticeship assessors (ETF) Journal article based on the study at https://rdcu.be/bWgua

Teaching higher education in colleges and workplaces (ETF). Resources based on the study can be found on the ETF’s Foundation Online Learning site.

Case studies of routes leading to higher education progression across academic and technical pathways (Gatsby).

• Policies to create a new pathway under the heading of ‘higher technical education’ have included requirements for transfer between this and established routes through supporting 'bridging’ provision. Four linked case studies of existing transitional provision examined the ways these might not only support access to higher education, but also enable transfer to a different track. The study illustrated the way that ‘bridging’ provision in its current form can be shaped by, or even strengthen, an implicit binary divide

Developing a High-Value Level 1 Offer for Low-attaining Young People (ongoing, Rothschild). Paper reporting the study at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3358906