6 Education and Skills opportunities

ACE are seeking to appoint a contractor to conduct a research project to understand the levels of public investment in museums since 2015 and the associated impact. We need to understand which approaches are working within the sector, and what are not. We will share this knowledge where we can and make targeted interventions where appropriate. We want to build up a picture of the past and current financial landscapes of museums to inform future model funding scenarios, and gather intelligence about what the current and future risks for museums’ sustainability might be. This work will align with the Arts Council’s broader analysis of local government investment in arts and culture.

To provide evaluation support for our Priority Places agenda. This exploratory project is designed to provide Natural England with: • A better understanding of the methodological complexities of evaluating place-based projects • An understanding of how we may address these complexities • An understanding of the potential application of experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation methodologies to our place-based work

UWE Bristol wishes to commission a study of the economic contribution of the University to the West of England city-region and the wider South West, including the impacts of its students, staff and the full range of University activities. It is anticipated that the economic impacts of the University would include but not necessarily be limited to: The direct impacts of the University Student-related impacts  Research, business, innovation and enterprise  Skills and labour market impacts                                                        The study should be specific to UWE Bristol.

The Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) is seeking to procure an Education Consultant who will support the VRU to promote and roll out across London a Young People's Inclusion Charter, and to particularly shape and develop its outputs.   The VRU is looking to work with an education consultant with expertise within the education sector and a comprehensive understanding of what inclusive practices within education, and the challenges and barriers within the current system. They will identify inclusive practice and policy changes and recommendations, engage with key stakeholders, set priority inclusion areas with the VRU to drive forward, map systems and support the VRU to develop a pan London Policy agreement.   London's Violence Reduction Unit pioneers approaches to tackling violence in the capital that is rooted in prevention and early intervention. We know the best time to stop violence is before it starts. The VRU is prioritising inclusive...

The behaviour hubs programme supports schools that want and need to turn around their behaviour culture. The programme pairs schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) with exemplary behaviour practices, known as lead schools/MATs, with partner schools or MATs that have self- referred onto the programme. The programme is open to primary, secondary, alternative provision and special schools.   The aim is for the evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the behaviour hubs programme in achieving its strategic aim to improve and sustain behaviour culture and practice in schools, achieving benefits for schools, workforce, and pupils.   The evaluator will complete a formative and summative evaluation to: - Assess whether the programme is effective in meeting strategic aims, objectives and expected outcomes and impacts. - Assess, test and refine the programme logic model to understand why the intervention has worked (or not). - Assess and collect evidence to...