Welcome to Educe

Welcome to Educe, consultants in policy, partnerships and performance improvement.
 
We combine in-depth expertise in economic development, employment and skills with breadth in understanding the critical links with other fields - such as health and community safety - that matter to local communities. 
 

Supporting Local Information and Research

Research for CLG (Department for Communities and Local Government) into factors driving changes in information, analysis and research in Local Area Agreements (LAAs) and wider changes in local government and how local, regional and national partners are responding to these (with Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion - OCSI - and Demographic Decisions)

Recommendations relate to:
  • further streamlining and opening up access to data
  • improved packaging of datasets and analyses to meet user needs
  • action to avoid pitfalls in accessing and comparing data from related websites
  • improvements in the National Indicator Set to reflect what is needed and measurabel at locality and neighbourhood levels
  • promotion of good parctcie in data sharing and use of geodemographic classifications
  • action to develop skills amongst researchers and analysts, including a skills framework and support for use of applications such as cost benefit analysis - as well as steps to encourage ‘intelligent customers’ - the role of decision-makers in raising expectations of what research and analysis functions can deliver
  • embedding of local research and analysis functions in the search for improved services and outcomes in local authorities and LSPs
  • greater leadership and co-ordination of research priorities and 'observatory' resources at regional level
The report was published by CLG in January 2009. The recommendations are being worked through in a number of contexts, including discussions between CLG, Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships and  Regional Observatories.
   

Making the most of Local Area Agreements

Educe are members of the team which is providing support to Local Area Agreements in the West Midlands in 2008/09: the Learning to Deliver (L2D) programme. This is an initiative of the Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands.

We have a new contract which continues the programme developed in 2007/08. Recent publications from L2D, written by Educe, include:

  • current awareness digest for LSPs and LAAs (each issue features developments in policy and practice relevant to people playing key roles in driving change and improvement) - latest issue May 2009 (pdf - 348KB) NEW
  • Five Steps to Better Outcomes (pdf - 583KB) a guide to delivery planning, assisting local partners in making a success of Local Area Agreements, working out how best to achieve community outcomes.

and briefings on:

Our role also includes acting as an improvement adviser with two West Midlands LAAs, and supporting work specifically on economic development and worklessness aspects of the L2D programme as a whole.

Further L2D Digests and briefings produced by Educe can be found in our Publications section. 
   

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