Our partners and associates

Research partners

We work in partnership with a number of other organisations to deliver research and consultancy on a project-by-project basis. Our main partner organisations are:

• BMRB – we have worked with BMRB to deliver the Impact of Learning on Employability survey for the LSC and on the evaluation of StepUP and are partners with them on the LSC Research Framework.
• CPAG– we have worked with the Child Poverty Action Group on the development of the Child Poverty Toolkit, sponsored by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, London Borough of Islington, London Child Poverty Commission, IdEA, DCSF, DWP, DCLG, the Child Poverty Unit.
• IES – we have worked with IES to deliver the Evaluation of Year 2 of Skills Coaching for the LSC, the UK Skills and Employment Policy Commentary for the SSDA and on the Impact of Learning on Employability survey for the LSC.
• Ipsos MORI– we are currently working with Ipsos MORI to deliver the Care to Learn Tracking survey for the LSC and are partners with them on the LSC Research Framework.
• Locus– we have worked with Locus to deliver the New Deal Returners research for Northern Ireland’s Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).
• Rocket Science – we are currently working with Rocket Science to calculate a living wage as part of a project on Financial Inclusion for the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA).

Associates

We work with a number of Associates to deliver research and consultancy on a project-by-project basis. The Associates we work most closely with are:

• Prof. Dan Finn
• Mike Stewart
• Paul Convery
• Vicky Davies