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📢 Our assessment of Ploughshare was recently published, demonstrating the important role the organisation has played in commercialising intellectual property (IP) generated by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the wider UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). Read the report here and click on the image below for key findings 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6Df4fEg

✍ In recognition of the fact it was National Mentoring Day over the weekend, in our latest blog post Caitlin Richardson has taken some time to reflect on our studies and experience of mentoring as a way to share knowledge, learn and develop. The blog highlights why mentoring matters, as well as describing elements our research and practical experience suggests are essential to success 👉 https://lnkd.in/es4U42zB #mentoring #businesssupport #productivity #UKproductivity #SMEs #BeTheBusiness

🎙 How are regulatory bodies tackling inequalities for people who need the services they regulate? What approaches are being taken, and what works? We explore these questions in the latest episode of our podcast Insight for Impact with Lucy Wilkinson from Care Quality Commission, Max Edelstyn from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Naomi Nicholson representing the Institute of Regulation, and SQW’s Lauren Roberts and Jane Meagher. In this episode, we discuss some of the key learnings from our recent rapid evidence review for #CQC on the approaches taken by regulators to tackle inequalities for people who need services, including in other sectors and countries. Listen to the podcast now: https://lnkd.in/eKXyhrW7 #EDI #regulators #regulatorybodies #regulation #serviceproviders #healthcare #healthcareservices #socialcare #socialcareservices #healthcaresector #education #dental #nursing #commission #council #authority #equality #diversity #inclusion UK Regulators' Network

💡 Since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, UK productivity growth continues to lag behind other major advanced economies, such as the US, Germany and France. In 2017, Be the Business was established to improve the productivity of the UK’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through programmes to help improve their management, leadership and digital capabilities. In celebration of National Mentoring Day this Sunday 27 October, we want to highlight our evaluation of the Mentoring for Growth and Rapid Response Mentoring Programmes delivered by Be the Business. These programmes enable senior people from top-tier multinational firms to mentor SME leaders. As a result of this support, mentees (SMEs) report the following benefits:  - Improved knowledge, skills and confidence  - Adoption of new management and leadership practices  - Improved productivity in some cases. You can read more about the impacts of Be the Business mentoring programmes, including the positive outcomes on mentors themselves, in our full evaluation report 👉 https://lnkd.in/eugVFkrd Look out for our new blog post ✍ *coming soon* to find out more about our work in evaluating business mentoring programmes.  #mentoring #businesssupport #productivity #UKproductivity #BeTheBusiness #productivityproblem #SMEs National Mentoring Day

🎙 Did you miss the webinar we delivered with The National Lottery Community Fund on building the capacity, resilience and sustainability of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland? If so, don’t worry, the webinar is now available to watch here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eD3M6NCn #ThirdSector #voluntary #charities #socialenterprise #communitysector NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action), Social Enterprise UK, NCVO, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Kate Beggs, Department of Finance, Reclaim Fund Ltd

🌳 Over the last few weeks, SQW colleagues across the UK have been busy using our volunteering days to support a range of local charities: - Our Edinburgh colleagues volunteered with Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust at Figgate Park, helping with a variety of tasks including tree maintenance, weeding, creating habitat piles for wildlife, and litter picking. - Our London colleagues volunteered at Mudchute Park and Farm in East London. Mudchute is a community charity with a working farm, and the team spent their day helping with a range of tasks including cleaning out the animals’ pens, relaying the hay, putting down feed for the animals, and hedge maintenance. - Our Stockport colleagues visited Tatton Park for a crisp Autumnal walk in aid of our friends at the Arc - Arts for Recovery in the Community, an arts and mental health charity based in Stockport. A big thanks to everyone involved in arranging and facilitating these activities!

📢 With UK Youth, we are researching youth worker interactions with agencies and organisations that support young people. Commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport this research will help to design future policy and programmes and may offer guides to good practice and better outcomes. Through qualitative case studies and an online survey, the research will explore: - What interactions take place between agencies and why? - What are the benefits of these interactions – and the implications of not interacting? - What form do interactions take - how formal or informal are they? - What are the barriers to greater interaction? - What lessons can be learned about better multi-agency interactions? UK Youth are convening a cross-sector advisory group of representatives from youth work, social work, health, education and the criminal justice system, as well as young people themselves, to provide expert advice throughout the study. If you’d like to talk to us about this research, please contact Jo Hutchinson. Visit our website to find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/emdd-2mB

🎙 Tackling inequalities is the topic of our latest podcast episode, which is now live! In this episode we discuss how #regulators can tackle inequalities experienced by those who need or use services, by exploring the key learnings from our recent rapid evidence review for the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Joining #podcast host and SQW Managing Partner Joe Duggett is Lucy Wilkinson from CQC, Max Edelstyn from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Naomi Nicholson representing the Institute of Regulation, and SQW’s Lauren Roberts and Jane Meagher. CQC commissioned SQW to deliver a rapid evidence review, supported by The King's Fund Library Service and Dr Tammy Boyce. The review explored how regulators can tackle inequalities experienced by those using services they regulate. It identified lessons from other sectors and countries. Listen to the podcast now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKXyhrW7 #EDI #regulators #regulatorybodies #regulation #serviceproviders #healthcare #healthcareservices #socialcare #socialcareservices #healthcaresector #education #dental #nursing #commission #council #authority #equality #diversity #inclusion UK Regulators' Network

📢 This morning SQW Managing Partner Christine Doel was pleased to join Prof Tim Vorley OBE (Oxford Brookes University) and Andrew Carter (Centre for Cities) in a panel session chaired by John Leake (Sci-Tech Daresbury) on Innovation Clusters and Hotspots at UKSPA - The United Kingdom Science Park Association’s 40th Anniversary Conference. Thanks for having us!

🎙 Coming soon: The next episode of our #InsightforImpact podcast will be live on Tuesday and focuses on the subject of tackling inequalities. Following SQW’s recent rapid evidence review for the Care Quality Commission, we’ll be exploring the approaches taken by regulators to tackle inequalities for people who need services, including in other sectors and countries. Along with representatives of CQC, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Institute of Regulation, we’ll be discussing learnings from the review, what works and implications for regulatory bodies. Subscribe to our podcast now to receive future episodes as soon as they’re released 👉 https://lnkd.in/eYyaKA5A #EDI #regulators #regulatorybodies #regulation #serviceproviders #healthcare #healthcareservices #socialcare #socialcareservices #healthcaresector #education #dental #nursing #commission #council #authority #equality #diversity #inclusion