Blog Post Uncategorized Methods The role of KBOs What does it take to lead an evidence intermediary organisation? Professor Steve Martin, Director of the Wales Centre for Public Policy for the centre’s first ten years, sheds some early light on his research into what it takes to lead these organisations – and how this learning could be used to help future leaders of academic-policy engagement initiatives. There is growing recognition of the key […] Read more December 16, 2024
Blog Post Environment and Net Zero Overcoming the challenges of financing retrofit in the UK: A pathway to net zero Wales and the UK face a significant challenge in ramping up retrofit delivery to meet net zero, fuel poverty and health goals. Currently, across the UK, we retrofit around 250,000 homes per year, but to meet our targets, we need to increase this to 1.5 million homes annually by 2035. This sixfold increase is critical […] Read more Topics: Economy Energy Net Zero December 12, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities More data and earlier focus key to tackling post-16 tertiary education inequalities The creation of Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, represents a step change in the organisation of post-16 education and training in Wales. This blog discusses some of the main challenges facing policy makers on post-16 education and training in Wales. This includes relatively low levels of higher education participation, lower levels of […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Education inequalities Poverty and social exclusion November 6, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Widening participation and transforming lives: What works? The wicked problem of widening participation. Despite years of increasing and widening participation strategies, there is evidence of widening inequality gaps and growing divergences in educational opportunities and outcomes across countries. In every country where data is available, participation in higher levels of education continues to be unequal from a social background perspective. A recent […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Education inequalities November 5, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Equity in Tertiary Education in Wales - an adult perspective Understanding inequity in tertiary education. Here, Joshua Miles, of the Learning and Work Institute, gives his perspective on the data analysis undertaken by ADR Wales and the findings of WCPP's evidence review. A key role and opportunity for Medr The introduction of Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research has the potential to dramatically […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Education inequalities November 4, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Tackling inequity in tertiary education Responding to WCPP’s latest publications on Understanding Inequity in Tertiary Education, in a series of thinkpieces, leading education experts have called for action to reduce inequalities during compulsory education; further assessment of the potential of contextualised admissions; and for Medr to take a whole sector leadership role in valuing all facets of tertiary education including […] Read more Topics: Diversity and inclusion Education inequalities October 25, 2024
Blog Post Uncategorized Impact Methods The role of KBOs Understanding impact across the UK's What Works Network All What Works Centres (WWCs) aim to have impact by getting evidence into policy and/or practice. However, because every Centre has different aims, practices, audiences, funding models, staffing levels and size, their understanding of impact, and how they measure and communicate their impact, can differ. Our preliminary research based on interviews with WWCs and their […] Read more October 7, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights Over the last 12 months, the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) has been exploring what poverty stigma is, where it comes from, why it matters, what works to address it and, what we at WCPP can do to enable decision makers to access evidence that informs their actions to prevent and address poverty stigma, […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Local government Poverty and social exclusion September 10, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities Shining a light on poverty stigma The devastating impact of the stigma of poverty has been long established. It is known to worsen people’s mental health, leads to people not claiming all the benefits they are entitled to and increases the risk of children being absent from school. Until recently, relatively little was known about the prevalence of the stigma in […] Read more Topics: Lived experience Poverty and social exclusion September 4, 2024
Blog Post Tackling Inequalities 'Framing' not blaming I qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1991 and worked with children and their families for the next 16 years. I became increasingly frustrated at the daily challenges of making a sufficient impact with the little time and resources I had. When the opportunity came to apply for the post of Flying Start […] Read more Topics: Poverty and social exclusion August 14, 2024
