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International advisers call for culture of collaboration in Scottish education

The initial report from the First Minister of Scotland’s International Council of Educational Advisors (ICEA) has highlighted the need to focus on cultural change and capacity-building as well as structural reform.

Lucy Janes August 2, 2017 2017, Chris Chapman, educational improvement, leadership, leadership, Uncategorized Read more

Policy lessons from health taxes: a systematic review of empirical studies

What Works Scotland PhD student Alex Wright has co-authored a paper about taxes on alcohol, tobacco and other unhealthy products. It contains a systematic review of the research on health taxes, and aims to generate insights into how such taxes can: reduce

Lucy Janes July 12, 2017 Alex Wright, prevention, Uncategorized Read more

None of us is as smart as all of us!!

The Beyond Action Learning initiative (2011-13) used an action learning set approach and improvement methodologies to support collaborative working between health and social care services in Aberdeenshire. The initiative was facilitated by Fiona Soutar, from NHS Grampian, and Jane Warrander,

Lynda Frazer February 24, 2017 Aberdeenshire, health and social care integration, Uncategorized Read more

WWS staff participate in the largest research programme led by disabled people

DRILL stands for Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning and is a five-year programme funded by the Big Lottery (£5million) to deliver the world’s first major research programme led by disabled people. DRILL aims to bring together disabled people

Lynda Frazer January 14, 2016 Uncategorized Read more

Assessing the Impact of Service Cuts – Social Impact Tool

See blog about this recent WWS seminar here    

Lynda Frazer December 22, 2015 Uncategorized Read more

Launch of Participatory Budgeting Scotland Report by GCPH & WWS

The Glasgow Centre for Population Health and What Works Scotland have today published Participatory budgeting in Scotland to complement the launch of the Scottish Government’s new participatory budgeting website. Participatory budgeting (PB) is a process of involving citizens in deciding

Lynda Frazer December 4, 2015 Uncategorized Read more

New Evidence Review – Partnerships

Partnership Working Across the Public Sector in the UK – Evidence Review and Briefing Paper published today

Lynda Frazer December 3, 2015 Uncategorized Read more

Report from WWS CAR Retreat Event Published

See the report from WWS’s first Collaborative Action Retreat event with Case Study partners here  

Lynda Frazer October 21, 2015 Uncategorized Read more

Challenge Poverty Week

17th – 23rd October is Challenge Poverty Week Click here  for a range of articles and to participate in discussions with academics based in universities across Scotland on topics such as poverty, inequality, or deprivation. Articles already available include: Morag Treanor: “Recent changes to measuring

Lynda Frazer October 21, 2015 poverty and inequality, Uncategorized Read more

Scaling up Innovations: review and blog

Have you read the WWS literature reivew pulling together evidence on scaling up innovations? Nick Bland also reflects on the learning on the WWS Blog   and discusses the evidence on why scaling up is difficult, and the crucial elements that

Sarah Morton June 25, 2015 scaling-up and spread, Uncategorized Read more
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What Works Scotland was an initiative to improve the way local areas in Scotland use evidence to make decisions about public service development and reform. It explored how public services could start to work towards the recommendations of the Christie Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services and the Scottish Government’s priorities for reform. ...

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