Overview
The evaluation, conducted by Frontier Economics and CFE Research, confirms the programme’s long-term impact on education and career outcomes for the young people who took part in the longer and wholly in-person placements that ran before Covid in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Covering three cohorts of students and comparing their outcomes to similar peers who did not undertake a placement, the study provides robust evidence of the programme’s effectiveness. It covers both qualitative and quantitative analysis, tracking students’ A Level or Advanced Highers achievement, higher education enrolment, and projected employment and earnings outcomes.
Benefits the evaluation highlights include:
- Improved A Level attainment
- Increased higher education enrolment, employment rates, and earnings
- Successful reach to underserved groups
- The value work experience at a key stage in young people’s education
Evaluation of Nuffield Research Placements: Final Impact Report