Knowledge Base

The knowledge base is a free source of information both for supported employment and for disability / employment support generally. In addition to contributions from BASE and its member organisations, the knowledge base also acts as an archive for initiatives such as Valuing People Now.

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Format: 2023

NHS Easy Read Recruitment Resources

Publisher: 
Other organisations
Topics: 
Recruitment, Learning disabilities
Year of Publication: 
2023
Type: 
Easy read
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Universal Credit and Employers: Exploring the Demand Side of UK Active Labour Market Polic

Publisher: 
Policy & research organisations
Topics: 
Policy
Year of Publication: 
2023
Type: 
Research

How Universal Credit and the UK's active labour market policies affect the businesses recruit, retain and progress their staff.

Employers have largely been excluded from research and policy debate focused on the development of Universal Credit (UC) and related Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs). This research – the first major study to focus on employer experiences and views of this policy area – addresses this critical omission and demonstrates how valuable their insights are.

The project addresses four key questions:

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Feeling the Benefit: how Universal Support can help get Britain working

Topics: 
Supported employment
Year of Publication: 
2022
Type: 
Report

This Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)  paper focuses on the changing appearance of benefits in Britain. The rise in UK economic inactivity (which hit nine million in October 2022) is increasingly well known, this paper aims to better understand the picture of those who have fallen out of work and onto mean-tested benefits since the pandemic. With an original analysis bringing together six datasets across the Universal Credit and legacy benefit systems, it  shows for the extent to which the number of people claiming working-age benefits has risen in recent years.

Findings include :

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Self-employment for people with disabilities and health conditions

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Self employment
Year of Publication: 
2019
Type: 
Research

This research explores the experiences of self-employment for individuals with disabilities and health conditions and the types of support wanted in this area

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Life after school: the onward journey for young people with learning disabilities in North Wales

Publisher: 
Local Government
Topics: 
Transition
Year of Publication: 
2022
Type: 
Research

The 'Life After School' research was carried out by the North Wales Together Learning Disability Transformation Programme on behalf of the North Wales Learning Disability Partnership Group. The research arose from the North Wales Learning Disability Strategy and the emphasis on the importance of getting transition from secondary school to post-16 options and opportunities right for young people with learning disabilities.

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Supported employment: review report and Scottish Government response

Publisher: 
Scottish Government
Topics: 
Supported employment, Scotland
Year of Publication: 
2022
Type: 
Research

The Scottish Government commissioned Social Finance to conduct an evaluation of supported employment delivery within Scotland

The research was designed to provide a robust, independent review of how supported employment is delivered, and where gaps in provision lie.

The evaluation sought to address the following core research questions:

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PWC Youth Employment Index 2022

Publisher: 
Other organisations
Topics: 
Recruitment
Year of Publication: 
2022
Type: 
Report

The Youth Employment Index, produced by Price Waterhouse Cooper in collaboration with the Youth Futures Foundation, provides an important tool to measure, benchmark and monitor progress across the OECD in employing and training young people. This is key to identifying challenges and opportunities in specific economies.

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Research: IPS and personality disorders

Publisher: 
Policy & research organisations
Topics: 
Individual Placement & Support (IPS)
Year of Publication: 
2022
Type: 
Research

This research explored the relative impact of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in patients with personality disorders (PDs) as compared to patients with other mental disorders.

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Community Jobs Scotland - Third Sector insights

Publisher: 
Policy & research organisations
Topics: 
Third sector, Recruitment, Scotland
Year of Publication: 
2022
Type: 
Research

Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) is an employability programme that funds work placements in the third sector for young people with significant barriers to the labour market to gain experience and on the job training within the third sector. It has been in operation in Scotland for a decade and is funded by the Scottish Government and run by SCVO, who have provided the data analysed in this report.

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Careers Handbook for primary schools

Topics: 
Career development, Children
Year of Publication: 
2022

The Career Development Institute has produced a handbook for use in primary schools to begin careers discussions.

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