
Following the publication of results from the 21/22 PIE Census, the Benchmarking and Improving Evidence Team (BIET) within Educational Analytical Services are now looking to the future of this data collection and considering how we can improve the data quality, better meet user needs and increase impact. This project will play a vital role in this development.
Adult Support and Protection – Data and Evidence Review
The ASP dataset has been revised to provide more robust data to inform improvement both at local and national level. Iriss worked with 5 ASP Learning Partners to review the previous ASP annual data return and develop a revised ASP minimum dataset. This has been approached in 2 phases, with Phase 1 indicators commenced in April 2023 largely mirroring indicators from the previous annual return. Phase 2 indicators were developed and tested by learning partners throughout 2023. The Phase 2 subset of the ASP minimum dataset was rolled out across all local authorities in April 2024.
Data with Impact – A collaborative model for developing data driven policy solutions
The project will be based with the ADR Scotland Engagement and Impact Team in the Office of the Chief Statistician. ADR Scotland is a multi million ESRC funded initiative, with the next ADR-UK investment period running from 2026-2031. The project is intended to support preparation for the rebid by setting in place a model approach to working with our partners to develop the Strategic Research Themes as an essential part of our future operations.
A case study approach to understanding system change in local child poverty support systems
This project is at the centre of a wide evaluation package that supports the national priority to eradicate child poverty. Findings will feed into specific and practical policy design and implementation. This includes informing delivery of the Fairer Futures Partnerships and the development of the third and final delivery plan to eradicate child poverty.
In this highly sensitive and fast paced environment, the intern will be strongly supported by the Poverty and Place-based Research Team. The team provides social research and analytical support on poverty policies, with a primary focus on child poverty. Policies to tackle child poverty are wide ranging and sit across different government departments. As such, the intern will have the opportunity to collaborate with analytical and policy colleagues across Scottish Government.
No-One Left Behind: meeting this ambition
The intern for this project will begin exploration of a new, critical analytical aspect of Employability services: “unmet need”. There is currently no central definition for “unmet need” in Employability services so the intern will work across Scottish and Local Government to establish what the various understandings of unmet need are and to collectively determine a working definition for this term. The intern will then explore and summarise what data Local Governments and their partners already collect in terms of unmet need, focussing on what could help us to understand the extent of unmet need in Scotland’s Devolved Employability services. The intern will then work with the Employability Statistics team to help to develop a draft methodology for the regular capturing and reporting of unmet need for No One Left Behind.