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Is flexible working?

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs examines the costs and benefits of flexible working. The costs of flexible working requirements...

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How the centre of government can design better growth policy

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government Labour sets out how the government can be better equipped to take tough choices on...

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Making metrics matter: A more ambitious approach to tackling racial inequity in higher education

This report from UK think tank HEPI calls for structural changes to accelerate improvements towards racial equity in English higher education. A new paper by...

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Fixing the SEND system

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines the current policy landscape to assess which reforms are likely to work in practice....

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Fundraising fundamentals training

A full house for our Fundraising Fundamentals training as we took a big group of think tankers through a whole of day of core fundraising...

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New strategic communications training

A brand new training session was run for the first time in December. This training is aimed at those working in the communications teams of...

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Operations Network in-person meeting

Our Operations & HR Network (one of our most established networks) met in-person just before Christmas for a big meeting covering everything from our new...

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