This report and dataset were commissioned by the Greater London Authority, and produced by Centric Lab to uncover the work of community groups that connect with environmental issues in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. These four boroughs were selected as they have some of the highest representation of multi-ethnic low income communities who were greatly affected by the coronavirus...

In May 2022, IFF Research finalised their report covering the evaluation of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) in the 2020-21 Academic Year. The evaluation highlights the Mayor’s successful management of London’s AEB in the first two years of its delegation to London through a period heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Opportunity Areas are London’s major source of brownfield land with significant capacity for new housing, commercial and other development linked to existing or potential improvements to public transport accessibility. Typically they can accommodate at least 5,000 jobs or 2,500 new homes or a combination of the two, along with other supporting facilities and infrastructure. The Opportunity Area Planning Frameworks report sets...

The annual number of lets achieved for both the Housing Moves Scheme and the Seaside & Country Homes Scheme. The number of applications made for each scheme during the year. The number of properties advertised during the year for Housing Moves and the number avaialble through Seaside & Country Homes.

On 28 June 2022 ONS released the first results from the 2011 Census of England and Wales comprising for each local authority the estimated population at census day (21 March 2021) and the number of households. Population estimates are by five-year age band and sex. Estimates of responses rates for each local authority were also published. Read our blog post which...

The Greater London Authority’s responses to national government consultations relating to adult education, skills, and employment provision.

The Greater London Authority’s responses to national government consultations relating to adult education, skills, and employment provision.

An Integrated Water Management Plan (IWMP) for the Isle of Dogs and South Poplar Opportunity Area prepared by the Greater London Authority in partnership with LB Tower Hamlets, also encompassing the ‘East of Borough’ area adjacent to the River Lea. The IWMP considers the constraints and opportunities for sustainably managing water supply, demand and drainage in the study area in...

The Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned Learning and Work Institute to undertake a mapping exercise of social prescribing to adult education to improve Londoners’ mental health. This report focuses on how social prescribing to adult education works in London, the challenges faced and ways to improve it. The Learning the way to improve mental health and wellbeing guide accompanies...

This is a Toynbee Hall report on adult education commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to inform the preparation of the Mayor’s Skills Roadmap for London. For this project Toynbee Hall worked with a group of peer researchers who had lived experience of being part of one or more of the priority groups identified by the GLA as having...