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  IES Response to the 14-19 Consultation Raising Expectations: staying in education and training post-16

  Newton B, Miller L | Nov 2006 | Department for Education and Skills

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  Evaluation of the Intensive Activity Period 50 plus Pilots

  Atkinson J, Casebourne J, Davis S, Dewson S, Gifford J, Tuohy S | Sep 2006 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This research provided qualitative evidence towards the evaluation of the IAP 50 Plus Pilots, which trialled the benefits of making participation in the Intensive Activity Period mandatory for New Deal 25 plus participants aged between 50 and 59. The research focused on four of the 14 pilot sites, and was principally based on face-to-face interviews involving 75 staff, 23 providers and 182 participants, in two waves, in spring 2005 and winter 2005/06.

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  Third Work-Life Balance Employees' Survey

  (Revised Edition with corrected figures)

  Hooker H, Neathey F, Casebourne J, Munro M | Jul 2006 | Department of Trade and Industry

  This report presents findings from the third Work-Life Balance Employee Survey, conducted in early 2006 amongst employees of working age living in Great Britain working in organisations with five or more employees at the time of the survey. The research was undertaken by IES in partnership with ICM Research. Using computer-assisted telephone interviewing, 2,081 telephone interviews were conducted in February and March 2006.

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  Scoping Study into the Lack of Women Screenwriters in the UK

  A Report Presented to the UK Film Council

  Sinclair A, Pollard E, Wolfe H | Jul 2006 | UK Film Council

  This study, for the first time, gathers known literature, industry and education data, and interview feedback specifically on the participation of female screenwriters writing for film in the UK. The key focus of the study is to explore the scale of any imbalance and the possible reasons for it.

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  Implementation and Effectiveness of Care to Learn

  A Survey of Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators

  Dench S | Mar 2006 | Department for Education and Skills

  Care to Learn is a UK government initiative that provides financial support for teenage parents who want to continue in, or return to learning. It helps with the cost of their childcare and travel. Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators (TPCs) were asked about the implementation and effectiveness of Care to Learn in their locality for the 2004/05 year. This report summarises the responses of 77 TPCs, or another relevant respondents (eg Connexions, Sure Start).

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  Mapping the Wider Care Workforce

  Jagger N | Feb 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This expert paper explores the nature and dynamics of the wider care workforce. In doing so, it considers the expected expanded contribution by the voluntary sector, community organisations and charities, and social enterprises, alongside users and their carers. It goes on to explore issues of gender, age, ethnicity, qualifications and other background descriptors of the wider care workforce.

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  Women in London's Economy: Qualitative Research

  Hurstfield J, Miller L, Page R, Willison R, Loukas G | Dec 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This qualitative research examines: influences on women's employment choices, perceptions and experiences; attitudes to training and employment of women in sectors identified as areas of growth by GLA Economics (financial services; legal services; ICT; creative and media; and administration); work and employment practices that form barriers to equality in these sectors; and other specific policies and practice, including best practice.

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  Women in London's Economy

  GLA | Dec 2005 | Greater London Authority

  This research for the Greater London Authority (GLA) showed that by 2016, it was expected that women would fill seven out of ten new jobs in London, with an extra half a million jobs in the capital. The main key sectors for growth in women's employment during the decade were predicted to be in business service and also health, education, and retail. The GLA commissioned IES to carry out and report on the qualitative research detailed in this report.

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  Training Participation by Age Amongst Unemployed and Inactive People

  Newton B, Hurstfield J, Miller L, Akroyd K, Gifford J | Oct 2005 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This project examined the evidence relating to training by age amongst people who were unemployed or economically inactive. The focus was on all adults aged between 16 and state pension age. This report presents the findings of three strands of research: a review of the evaluation and academic literature; analyses of the Labour Force Survey 2004 and National Adult Learning Survey 2002; and 22 interviews with individuals from 16 organisations with in-depth knowledge of the topic.

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  Equal Pay Reviews in Practice

  Neathey F, Willison R, Akroyd K, Regan J, Hill D | Jun 2005 | Equal Opportunities Commission

  This report sets out the findings of a qualitative study of organisations' experiences of conducting equal pay reviews (EPRs). It is based on findings from 15 case studies which involved interviews with employer, trade union and line management representatives who had been involved in conducting an EPR.