• Development of a framework to assess the impact of CWDC on children’s outcomes

Developing a way of looking at the effect of improving the skills and organisation of people working with children and young people

• Review of academic work on migrant social care workers

Mapping current knowledge on workers coming to the UK to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults

• Identifying options for Data Collection relating to the Children’s Workforce

Looking at the needs for information on workers with children and young people and cost-effective methods for satisfying employers’ needs

• Data Analysis for the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Assessing different datasets for their ability to provide relevant information about deprivation at neighbourhood level

• National Evaluation of Full-Service Extended Schools

Looking at the value for money obtained by schools in disadvantaged areas offering a wide range of services and activities outside the classroom

• The Costs and Benefits of Earlier Identification and Effective Intervention

Examining the possibility of estimating the value for money of different ways of helping young children with special educational needs

• Assessment of the Support for A Sector Skills Council for HE and FE

Interviewing stakeholders in Higher and Further Education to assess their support for a joint Sector Skills Council