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- Understanding what works to improve the quality and resilience of the sport and physical activity system through better business models and regulation.
- Micro productivity: To what extent does AI impact firm level productivity?
- What has been effective in supporting businesses to adopt digital technologies? What difference have these made to productivity?
- • How can schools effectively monitor and evaluate the impact of provision they make for children with SEND? How should progress and attainment be assessed for those with different types of SEND?
- What are the contexts in which the different types of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are likely to be most useful? Are new standards for module interfaces required to facilitate the use of MMC? If so, in what terms should they be defined?
- How can we best measure quality and effectiveness within our workforces (taking account of the range of outcomes we want to deliver)? How does this vary for different types of workers and at different stages in their careers?
- • What models of management and professional development of frontline and back office roles support efficient and safe use of data and technology including AI?
- • How can we better understand the link between governance and school performance (including both achieving and thriving)? How can we improve the diversity of governing bodies?
- What makes a difference in the management of school estates? What can be done to improve management of the school estate?
- How can we best develop the uncertainty tools and products referenced in the Uncertainty Toolkit? These will primarily be publication of the common analytical scenarios in TEMPro, the revision of TAG Unit M4 and improving future proofing decision making processes and their guidance across the department.
- What are the best methods for measuring actual productivity and efficiency against forecasts in large complex organisations?
- How can we better support school/setting leaders to drive improvements in early years education?
- Why has construction sector productivity declined in the UK and in other countries in the recent years? Are there examples of policies across the world which have successfully addressed this?
- • Which approaches to school leadership, management and governance help create the right environment for all children to learn, and how can they be more widely embedded?
- What are the most effective school management practices relating to staffing, resourcing, finances, and purchasing? What tools and approaches provide the most support to school leaders carrying out these practices?
- What are the organisational challenges and opportunities facing HE and FE institutions?
- How can innovative forms of commissioning and effective cross-sector collaboration improve outcomes at local levels?
- What methods are best to isolate the impact of one service provided by the DIT service from others we provide?
- Innovation drivers and barriers: How can innovation support be better tailored to different types of firms and the specific barriers they face? To what extent is innovation in firms persistent and what factors influence this?
- How do schools and colleges become more financially efficient over time? What are the drivers of that behaviour and how can it best be stimulated, supported and replicated?
- Analyse and explain the prerequisite conditions for effective cultural investment in place, for example leadership, infrastructure and long-term strategy.
- How can we ensure AI increases public sector productivity?
- What activities do school trust leaders prioritise to improve their schools' performance?
- We would like to better understand the overall determinants of investment and location decisions, including how board sentiment might override other financial considerations.