This study explores the extent to which young people’s belief in their own academic ability influences their educational trajectories.

Looking forward fifteen or twenty years to what our future economy could be like, in every scenario the Creative Industries are of central importance to the UK’s productivity and global success. We have two great assets: the English language and our national capacity for creativity. But the skills and business models of this sector and...

This paper examines the evidence around EU migration and takes an objective look at the policy options facing the UK in seeking to negotiate reform of free movement with the EU27. Eassesses the most plausible policy options facing the UK in seeking to negotiate free movement reform.

Information sharing has been at the heart of the Troubled Families programme from the start, providing the intelligence local programmes need to identify families, understand their needs and demonstrate their progress. Local authorities depend on local public services providing access to their data and intelligence on families and family members. Without this, there is a...

This briefing argues that one half of the energy currently used in UK housing could be saved by investing in a mix of current technologies.