By Steven McGinty Last year, Scottish Local Government Chief Digital Officer Martyn Wallace spoke to the CIO UK podcast and highlighted that in 2019 local government must take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver better outcomes for citizens. He […]
It’s been another busy year for The Knowledge Exchange Blog. We’ve covered a variety of subjects, from housing and the environment to education and planning. So as the year draws to a close, now’s a good time to reflect on […]
This guest blog was written by Nisreen Ameen, Lecturer at Queen Mary University London. Britain has one of the largest gender pay gaps in the European Union, with women earning roughly 21% less than men. This means that women in […]
The Sutton Trust, which works to combat educational inequality, has described low social mobility as the biggest social challenge of our times: “The income gap between the richest and poorest in society continues to widen, while education opportunities remain overwhelmingly […]
By Steven McGinty At the beginning of the year, former government advisor and HR expert Kevin Green gave a TEDx talk entitled “Why our jobs matter now more than ever before”. In his talk, he explains that technologies such as […]
As well as developing the careers of school-leavers and adults and contributing to the economy, further education (FE) also plays a crucial, but unsung role in our daily lives. As one college chief executive has observed: “Over the past 25 […]
It’s now been a full year in operation, but will the apprenticeship levy “incentivise more employers to provide quality apprenticeships” and “transform the lives of young people who secure them”, as the government hopes? A new report from Reform, which […]
One of the Knowledge Exchange’s key aims is to support the use of evidence and research in public policy and practice. Our Information Service database has been recognised by the Alliance for Useful Evidence in its Evidence Ecosystem which illustrated […]
“We have a moral duty to remove the barriers to participation for people with disabilities, and to invest sufficient funding and expertise to unlock their vast potential.” Professor Stephen Hawking (2011) In the UK, the disability employment gap – the […]
“We need to admit that there is no standard brain” Dr Thomas Armstrong It is estimated that over 1 in 100 people in the UK are autistic and awareness of the concept of ‘neurodiversity’ is rising. It recognises that autism, […]
