What Works

The Evaluation Task Force is pleased to announce the publication of the What Works Network Strategy! This lays out the future of the What Works Network, with ambitions of a more strategic & visible network to support evidence-based decisions in Government. gov.uk/government/pub…

Evaluation Accelerator Fund: Application for Phase 3 is now open until 6:00pm on Monday, 31 July 2023! Check out all the details and apply today! gov.uk/government/pub…

📢 Calling all policy professionals in the UK! Take part in research supported by @CIPR_Global and improve how evidence is communicated to your profession. For 10 minutes of your time ⏲️you could win £100💷for yourself or for charity. Take part here: bit.ly/46tTCHU

We believe all children should have the foundational relationships they need to thrive in life. As Foundations, we’re generating and championing actionable evidence that improves services to support family relationships. Read our strategy: foundations.org.uk/our-work/strat…

Ways of measuring progress: could there be a ‘Gini’ or ‘Progress 8’ for wellbeing? Explore the latest discussion paper in our Methods series, which introduces 4 possible approaches for measuring subjective #wellbeing inequality: bit.ly/42I1bZJ

Do you work with adolescents or young people? Younger people report the highest rates of #loneliness in the UK. Our project explores loneliness & #wellbeing in young people, & recommends actions for councils, schools, communities, & others: whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/key-insig…

You don’t tend to get freebies at conferences so much anymore, but these stickers made me smile. Wear with pride! @WhatWorksUK @adr_uk @WhatWorksVAWG @whatworksCSC @WhatWorksWB

Today the Evaluation Task Force is pleased to announce the appointment of new Evaluation & Trial Advice Panel members! Panel members will be supporting government departments to design and deliver robust evaluations so we can evidence 'what works'. rb.gy/rhsuo5

@RajPatel08 at @usociety: "Longitudinal data, combined with greater capabilities in robust evaluation design across academia and policymakers, represents a real opportunity to improve policies." understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2022/12/0…

#AiGAwards2022 WINNER! The winner of the Professor Sir Ian Diamond Award for Excellence 2022 is... Catherine Hutchinson @CabinetOfficeuk for their work on the Evaluation Task Force @WhatWorksUK. Huge congratulations to Catherine! 🎉🏆🌟🎉#ProudToBeAGovernmentAnalyst 4/4

Humbled to be awarded CBE. Reflects contribution made by UK's fantastic What Work Centres to public life. Deepest thx to colleagues in @cabinetofficeuk @B_I_Tweets and @nesta_uk for supporting me in National What Works Adviser role for a decade! +congats @BeckyFrancis7

We're merging with @whatworksCSC 🤝You'll notice some changes over the next 6 months as we bring the two organisations together. The new merged organisation is operating initially under the working name of What Works for Early Intervention and Children’s Social Care.

It's been a busy year for TASO - here's a snapshot of our 2022 achievements. Thank you for all your support. We look forward to seeing what we can achieve in 2023! buff.ly/3BRS6Sf

As a @WhatWorksUK Centre, everything we do is guided by robust evidence. 📊 This year we were delighted to launch our Evidence and Gap Map, a global evidence base on what works to improve youth skills, employment and job quality. 📈 Learn more: youthfuturesfoundation.org/our-work/ident…

Help fill evidence gaps at @luhc & @educationgovuk #LevellingUp #Wellbeing #Mission8 ➡️ As a @WhatWorksUK organisation we partner to identify & fill evidence gaps useful for policy & practice; Department Areas of Research Interest is part of that process whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/dluhc-cal…

Calling all #evaluation experts…! Do you have excellent verbal & written communication skills? Do you want to support robust, high-quality evaluations in government? Apply now! gov.uk/government/pub… @UKevaluation @ESRC @TheSRAOrg

Today is a milestone in creating What Works for Early Intervention & Children's Social Care We are pleased to announce @JoshMacAlister has been appointed executive chair, and @jocasebourne as CEO, to lead the merger of @TheEIFoundation & @whatworksCSC buff.ly/3Vwk65U

🚨Don't miss next week's webinars! 🚨 If you're interested in applying for our latest #ResearchFellowship opportunity, sign up to attend a webinar and find out more about the data available. Links below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/3fOsPA7

The ETF is looking for #evaluation experts to join our Evaluation & Trial Advice Panel. Are you experienced in designing and delivering impact evaluations? Are you keen to build your evaluation network? Apply here! forms.gle/eEhMEQDioS8Dpa… @ukes @ESRC @TheSRAOrg

New Vacancy for an Evaluation Manager post at the Office for Students @officestudents Further details here: ofs.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…