Publications

publication 23 October 2024
Understanding inequity in tertiary education in Wales
Dr Jack Price, Amanda Hill-Dixon, Rosalind Phillips...

Tertiary education refers to post-16 learning - sixth forms, further education, higher education, apprenticeships and adult community learning. Medr, the new Commission for Tertiary Education...

publication 14 August 2024
Lifting the lid on poverty stigma in Wales
Dr Greig Inglis, Amanda Hill-Dixon and Josh Coles-Riley

The first major survey into the scale of poverty stigma in Wales has found that 25% of the Welsh population have experienced poverty stigma ‘always’, ‘often’...

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Publications 22 January 2025
Rapid Evidence Review to inform guidance for schools to support trans young people
The Welsh Government’s LGBTQ+ Action Plan includes a commitment to providing appropriate national guidance for schools and local authorities to support trans children and...
Publications 5 December 2024
Maximising the benefits of universal primary free school meals
We have published research on the costs of providing universal primary free school meals and the cross-cutting benefits of this Welsh Government policy.
Publications 20 May 2024
Expert opinion on eliminating profit from the care of children looked after
We were commissioned to gather experts’ opinions on the Welsh Government's proposed legislation to eliminate private profit from the provision of children’s residential and...
Publications 18 December 2023
International approaches to population ageing and decline
There is a real risk of population decline in Wales, especially among the younger and working age populations, and especially if in-migration falls.
Publications 12 August 2023
Multi-agency working in Cwm Taf Morgannwg
We have been working with key agencies in Cwm Taf Morgannwg to help them identify how they could improve their multi-agency working to support children...
Publications 11 March 2022
Children’s social services and care rates in Wales: A survey of the sector
Wales has seen a rise in both the number and rate of children looked after. The rate is now higher than any time since the 1980...
Publications 3 March 2022
2021 – In Review
This report provides a brief overview of the work we undertook in 2021, with embedded hyperlinks to our full reports. You can download the report below. &...
Publications 10 January 2022
Education recovery: Responding to the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus-related school closures have resulted in significant disruption to children and young people’s learning in schools and colleges in Wales, as elsewhere. In the...