Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Putting evidence into action

Panel discussion Dame Clare Tickell DBE, Chair, EIF EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Dame Clare Tickell DBE, Chair, EIF Putting evidence into action

Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Ali Stathers-Tracey EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Ali Stathers-Tracey Putting evidence into action

Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Abdool Kara EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Abdool Kara Putting evidence into action

Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? David Halpern EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? David Halpern Putting evidence into action

David Halpern CEO, BIT National Advisor on What Works www.behaviouralinsights.co.uk

Expanding Jobcentre Plus trials across Essex Colchester Chelmsford 5-10 million less days on benefits £50-100 mil / year 800,000 jobseekers at any time point = Harlow Clacton Harwich Canvey Rayleigh Grays Basildon Witham Southend

Increasing attendance at Further Education (FE) colleges Attendance rates at FE College over the first 9 weeks Effect of Study Supporter on attendance These results are for the 2015/6 academic year (2016/7 trial still in progress) Attendance is based on week-by-week attendance figures collected over the first 15 weeks Works especially for GCSE students in comparison to Functional Skills (also attendance is much higher on average for GCSE) Also works especially in maths in comparison to English courses (averaged across GCSE and FS)

Scaling up FE college trials Initial trials in 9 FE colleges in 2015/16 4 FE colleges in 2016/7 Expanding to FE and 6th form colleges for 2017/8 Trial of modifications to programme in 30 FE colleges 2017/8 Potential to include a payment-by-results model for 2018/9 Intention to expand more widely for 2018/19 conditional on results

Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Tom McBride EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Tom McBride Putting evidence into action

The limitations and possibilities of evidence Annual Conference May 2017 Tom McBride Director of Evidence Early Intervention Foundation

Data and evidence are not everything Caveats Data and evidence are not everything Different types of evidence are needed to answer different types of questions Not all questions can be answered by the application of evidence EIF NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017

The limitations

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The possibilities

EIF NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017 Global debt explodes at 'eye-watering' pace to hit £170 trillion Britain's national debt poised to hit £1.7trillion - with interest payments approaching £40bn a year Stocks Slide as Oil Tumbles, Dollar Strengthens: Markets Wrap IMF ratchets up UK economic growth forecast to 2% UK inflation rate remains at 2.3% EYE-WATERING INTEREST Britain on course to spend almost £1 BILLION every week on interest repayments as debt continues to grow EIF NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017

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Data and evidence are not everything Caveats Data and evidence are not everything Understanding of implementation and local needs are also key Different types of evidence are needed to answer different types of questions RCTs tell you something has worked somewhere, but not why Not all questions can be answered by the application of evidence Prioritisation of limited resources requires value judgements EIF NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017

Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? EIF National Conference 2017 Panel discussion Does evidence really matter? Putting evidence into action