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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Evaluation of IPS alongside IAPT services

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Commissioning, Individual Placement & Support (IPS)
Year of Publication: 
2015
Type: 
Report

This report evaluates a scheme that provided employment support based on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, alongside the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. The pilot was 1 of 4 commissioned by the Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions based on recommendations in the 2014 report Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving Service Provision and Outcomes. It was designed to test service design, methods of tracking findings and initial effects.

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Promoting contribution: Boosting employment opportunity for all

Publisher: 
Policy & research organisations
Topics: 
Fluctuating health conditions, Long-term unemployed
Year of Publication: 
2015
Type: 
Report

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a paper on improving support into the job market for people with health conditions and disabilities and those facing long-term unemployment, who face considerable disadvantages.

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Work Programme: Building best practice report

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Work Programme
Year of Publication: 
2014
Type: 
Best practice

A report by the Work Programme: Building Best Practice Group that looks at how the Work Programme can be improved. The Minister for Employment established the Work Programme: Building Best Practice Group to provide recommendations to improve the existing Work Programme and influence the development of any future Work Programme.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-programme-building-best-...

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People with Learning Disabilities in England 2013

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Learning disabilities
Year of Publication: 
2014
Type: 
Report

The fourth annual compendium of statistics about the lives of people with learning disabilities. The report covers a wide range of information about population numbers, education, health and social care.

People with Learning Disabilities in England 2013, includes the main report and seven easy read summaries.

http://www.improvinghealthandlives.org.uk/publications/1241/People_with_...

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Supported Employment Outcomes

Publisher: 
Supported Employment Associations
Topics: 
Commissioning, Supported employment
Year of Publication: 
2014
Type: 
Framework

The Scottish Union of Supported Employment (SUSE) has published a report into the measurement of outcomes. The report, aimed at the Scottish Government, proposes a set of outcome indicators.

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The disability and health employment strategy: the discussion so far

Publisher: 
Central Government
Topics: 
Disability, Mental health, Supported employment
Year of Publication: 
2013
Type: 
Report

The Government has published a discussion paper on the Disability and Health Employment Strategy. The paper sets out a range of proposals to further improve employment support. It will be followed in 2014 by publication of the government’s delivery plan. The proposals focus on: • supporting employers to recruit, retain and develop disabled people and people with health conditions; • enabling more young disabled people and people with health conditions to make a successful transition from education to employment;

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EUSE Toolkit for Diversity

Publisher: 
Supported Employment Associations
Topics: 
Addiction, Ex-offenders, Supported employment
Year of Publication: 
2014
Type: 
Best practice

This toolkit for young people not in education, employment or training, offenders and ex-prisoners and people recovering from substance abuse has been adapted from the already successful EUSE Supported Employment Toolkit.

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547 job applications but Pluss referral finally brings success

Publisher: 
BASE
Topics: 
Supported employment
Type: 
Best practice

547 job applications, unemployed and depressed…now I have turned my life around. Robin tells his story for World Mental Health Day Robin Boness (pictured centre), a 60 year old Security Officer from Torquay, is a successful, motivated and respected employee working for Frontline Total Security Ltd. However, rewind one year and it was a completely different story. Isolated and in the very depths of despair, Robin was fighting a battle with severe depression due to long-term unemployment.

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Ofsted report on implementation of study programmes

Publisher: 
Commissions & Regulatory Organisations
Topics: 
Education & training, Transition
Year of Publication: 
2016
Type: 
Research

Ofsted has published a report looking at the early implementation of 16 to 19yrs study programmes. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate how effectively further education and skills providers and schools and academies with sixth forms have implemented the 16 to 19 study programmes introduced in August 2013 and made the best use of the changed funding arrangements for 16–19-year-olds. The fieldwork for this survey was carried out between September 2013 to April 2014.

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Disability and Employment: The Business Case

Publisher: 
Other organisations
Topics: 
Supported employment
Type: 
Video clip

Inclusive Films have produced a short film highlighting the business case for employing workers who have a disability. Employers from a variety of organisations talk about their experiences and the various ways that being open to disabled talent has been good for business.

http://inclusivefilms.org/our-films/disability-and-employment-the-busine...

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