📢 As part of SQW’s final evaluation report of the Dormant Assets NI Phase 1 Grant Programme, commissioned by the The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland (The National Lottery Community Fund NI), we’ve developed a series of case studies showcasing the real-world impact of the programme. One

#NetZeroWeek highlights the critical strategies and interventions needed to achieve local and national #NetZero goals. At SQW, we leverage expertise across a wide range of policy domains to help clients design, deliver, and evaluate policies, interventions and plans at national,

Transforming the UK’s #agriculture is key to realising #netzero by 2050 – with the sector accounting for 11% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. As #NetZeroWeek continues, we wanted to highlight the Transforming Food Production (TFP) programme (2017-2024), which was

📢 Yesterday, SQW Director Lauren Roberts and Senior Consultant Carolyn Hindle attended The Social Research Association's (Social Research Assn) Annual Conference at the Royal College of Physicians in London, focused on embracing change and driving discovery. An insightful day, it was

The UK faces the twin challenges of low #productivity growth and the threat of #climatechange. However, productivity and low carbon goals are often viewed separately in policy development and evaluation. As part of the Productivity Insights Network, SQW has looked at how low

📢 Are you interested in helping to deliver high-impact research, strategy and evaluation projects across the UK? We are looking for Senior Consultants who will provide research and advice on: 📍 Local/sub-national economic development – local economic development (with an

Which groups of #youngpeople are more likely to get involved in youth activities like clubs, sports groups or volunteering? We ran analysis of the 2024 #YouthParticipationSurvey to find out. The results were really clear – 26% of 16-19 year old females who are on free school

As #youngpeople get older they get less involved in enrichment and youth activities. Our research with UK Youth explored some of the reasons why young people don’t get involved or stop attending youth activities. Their responses point to multiple factors that affect how they

✍ At SQW we know that young people who get involved in organised youth activities (like sports or arts clubs, uniformed groups, and youth clubs) benefit from their involvement, but we also know that not all young people are involved and therefore they miss out. Today is

Ark Start is a not-for-profit nursery group, part of the Ark education charity, with the objective of ensuring that every child has access to an excellent early years education and that families have access to flexible and affordable childcare. We have been commissioned by Ark

How can #youngpeople be encouraged to get involved in enrichment and youth activities? We summarised the responses from 74 young people who participated in our ‘Barriers and Enablers’ research. We then reported our findings in a youth-friendly summary – part of which is in the

📢 In recent years, there has been a substantial rise in the number of households in temporary accommodation. There are a number of routes out of temporary accommodation that a household may be able to take. One of the most common routes out of temporary accommodation is into

England’s supported housing landscape is complex, with numerous products available to meet the needs of disabled and vulnerable people. We have been appointed by Homes England to scope out the different housing and client typologies associated with supported housing, and identify

Mission or challenge oriented policies and interventions have become prominent in the past decade in innovation and other policy domains. What are the implications for evaluation, and what different tools and techniques might be needed to evaluate them effectively? In the latest

✍️ A new #blog from SQW Director Jo Hutchinson explores our recently published research into young people’s participation in youth. Read the blog to find out more about the three key findings from this work: 1⃣ There are clear and stark differences in levels of participation

With the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov) data indicating that the number of households in temporary accommodation rose from 80,720 in 2018 to 123,100 in Q2 2024, this is an important time for the UK to think about future provision of temporary

🚀 Kicking off the next chapter! We’re thrilled to begin the interim phase of our impact evaluation of the Innovation Accelerator pilot programme. This should provide important evidence for future place-based innovation policies and programmes. We’re working closely with

🎙️ What are the implications of mission or challenge oriented policies and interventions for evaluation, and what different tools and techniques might be needed to evaluate them effectively? Or latest episode of our #InsightforImpact #podcast with Joe Duggett and Rebecca Pates

On this #InternationalDayofCharity, we celebrate the organisations we work with and the contributions of our team members who are helping to make a difference. At SQW, we’re proud to support #charities and communities through both our work and our culture. In the last few years,