Insights from our Rocket Scientists
Domestic abuse and Covid-19 what next?
Covid-19 has had a direct impact on the rise of domestic abuse. Ciara Taylor summarises the issues, how Government has responded and what we need next to support survivors. Since the UK-wide lockdown began in March 2020, there has been an increase in cases of...
We need to prevent Covid-19 halting the progress we have made on health and work.
Caroline Masundire reflects on our learning and experience of innovations in health and work and what we can do to minimise impacts Covid-19 will have on employees with health conditions Covid-19 aside, May was quite a momentous month for me. For the past two...
How can we help people avoid money crisis as a result of Covid-19
Much has been written about the potentially devastating impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on people’s finances. There are very broadly two groups. The “newly vulnerable” who experience a dramatic drop in income, for example, those who used to earn a middle income or...
Covid, Coffee and Catchup – join in the conversation!
Over the past month, we have been holding informal discussions with employment leads in Local Authorities, providers and funders to think about what employment support responses are needed as we move from crisis to recovery. We have done some thinking about the need...
What is the new normal for labour markets?
In the employability world we like to be temperate in our language, but Covid-19 makes a mockery of this. The impact on employment will be huge and long-lasting and many lives will be blighted and scarred – some of them forever. So the impact of Covid-19 will...
C-19 and the impact on people with multiple complex needs (MCN)
The world is already a very different place as a result of C-19 and it is going to continue to change. It is important to think about what comes after covid-19, as well as what we can do during the lockdown and recovery phases, to minimise the impact for people with...
Youth in the time of COVID-19: How is the pandemic impacting under 25s?
Rocket Science’s training and support for young peer researchers has been an effective method for exploring this cohort’s needs. As the current pandemic causes fundamental shifts in day-to-day life across society, Dina Papamichael examines the current and potential...
Shifting to “employerability”
Clara Mascaro and Hamish Linehan discuss good work, health and "employerability"Our work commonly sits within the intersections of different areas including health, employability, housing, and poverty. Considering issues at the point that they intersect with others...
Can trauma informed practice transform the criminal justice system?
In this blog, Dina Papamichael explores the relationship between experience of trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system; and outlines the emerging approaches from Scotland which have potential to transform justice outcomes across the UK. Links between...
Three words that could transform the employment and skills system
Yes, just three words but you’ll have to read on to find out why. My interest in employment and skills spans three decades. I have seen policies and programmes come and go, employment go up and down and the provider market wax and wane in response. The issues...
A 2020 Vision of Civil Society
To coincide with London Funders’ publication of our Review of Reviews, Rocket Science’s London Director, John Griffiths, reflects on what Brexit really means for UK civil society and some implications for its funders . . . “No man is an island entire of itself; every...
No one is hard to reach if we are doing it right – effective community engagement
Clare Hammond explores the lessons we have learned at Rocket Science about what works when it comes to community engagement.Government strategies, funders’ focus, and community need is all going in one direction – a growing emphasis on helping those who most need it....