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Apprenticeship evaluation: learner and employer surveys (2011-2021)
Apprenticeships are a key part of DfE’s skills and technical education strategy aimed at increasing productivity, supporting growth, giving individuals from all backgrounds opportunities, and helping businesses develop the skills of their workforce. The Apprenticeship Evaluation survey is the department’s key source of information on the experiences of apprentices and employers.
Helping the government understand why some people weren’t following COVID-19 guidance
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) needed in-depth data on why six social groups were less likely to follow the UK’s coronavirus guidance to quickly inform thinking about the evolving approach to the pandemic, across the UK government.
Assessing the impacts of community-based English for Speakers of Other Languages provision
The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities wanted to find out how effectively their ESOL for Integration Fund had been delivered and what impacts it had for people with no or little English language skills.
Beyond: A blueprint for customer experience excellence
Beyond Housing were developing a new Customer Experience Blueprint to underpin how it delivers services. To inform it, they were looking to really understand how customers were interacting with them throughout the full lifecycle as a Beyond customer.
Evidence that subject-level TEF can enhance teaching quality, but at what cost to academic staff?
Following the introduction of subject-level TEF in 2017 the Office for Students wanted to measure its performance from their year 2 pilot to enable further development of the framework before a full sector roll out in 2020.
Graduate Outcomes: the UK’s biggest annual social survey
Graduate Outcomes is the largest social survey in the UK, capturing the perspectives and the current status of graduates 15 months after they finish their studies. Running since 2018, IFF supports HESA to collect almost 400,000 responses each year.
An integrated approach to improving educational outcomes for looked after children in Wales
To inform future policy for supporting looked after children in education and improve educational outcomes in Wales the Welsh Government commissioned IFF to conduct interviews with a range of key stakeholders.
