This publication sets out areas where DfE is interested in more research and new evidence2. Given the broad policy agenda of the department it is not practical to provide an exhaustive list of research questions of interest. Instead this is a targeted list of areas which are both key departmental priorities and where we feel the research community is currently well placed to add to our evidence base. In terms of approaches to answer the questions, we are interested in both primary qualitative and quantitative research, secondary data analysis, and literature reviews/synthesis of existing evidence. For all questions we are interested in international perspectives and what has worked, or not, in other countries. For all our questions we are interested in how results differ for relevant sub-groups such as Free School Meal pupils, Pupil Premium pupils, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pupils, Black and Minority Ethnic pupils, and gender.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The Skills2Capability project is about understanding how skill systems across Europe can reduce the level of skills mismatch in their labour markets. It is recognised that future labour markets will be more mobile with m...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
The project is relevant as it studies how skill systems can respond to changing labour market demands, but it does not directly address the role of government or barriers faced by working individuals in retraining.
My research explores policy-relevant topics in labour economics, with a methodological emphasis on applied econometrics. More specifically, my main research agenda focuses on studying the specificity of human capital wit...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies
The project focuses on the interaction between training and occupations in the labor market, which is directly related to upskilling and reskilling for local economic needs.
The overall objective of this study is to analyze how the Covid-19 crisis is affecting graduates' labor market outcomes, particularly in relation to their chances of finding employment in occupations that match their qua...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: University of Kent
The project analyzes the skill mismatch and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on graduates' labor market outcomes, which is directly related to upskilling and reskilling for local economic needs.