We’ve worked with vulnerable and disadvantaged audiences in all types of situations:
- young people who feel they have no hope, expectations or aspiration and who engage in challenging and/ or dangerous behaviour;
- families dealing with the challenges of low income, poor housing, unemployment, health issues etc. ;
- people in crisis (debt, legal problems, exclusion, substance dependency, asylum, domestic violence, eviction etc.)
- people living with a disability, mental health issues;
- people living with long term medical conditions, including cancer, dementia, impaired mobility, sight and hearing impairment
- groups of vulnerable older people and organisations who support them (dealing with dementia, health and social care)
Which means we’ve worked with most of the organisations who influence or have an impact on their lives :
| Education |
Department for Education (and its predecessors) Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Training and Development Agency for Schools Teachers TV Cross-government work : Every Child Matters, Children & Young People’s Workforce Ministry of Defence University for Industry (learndirect) Open University CAFOD Transform (Digital Public) |
| Justice/ Home Office |
Home Office Legal Service Commission Ministry of Justice |
| Health |
Department of Health Trashed, Wrecked, Lovelife websites Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Federation of Healthcare Scientists The Wellcome Trust MS&L (part of the Publicis group) |
| Local Authorities & Third Sector |
London Borough of Sutton Age Concern |
| Finance |
Halifax Bank of Scotland/ Bank of Scotland International Clerical Medical Scottish Widows the share centre NCR The Knowledge Lab Birmingham Liverpool Victoria/ Frizzell |
| Media/ Campaigns |
BBC Learning and Knowledge Campaigns Which? Ofcom (and its predecessors) |
| Research Partners |
Kindle Research MC Research Dub Studios Cultural Dynamics People Tree Research |
“Alison is an experienced researcher, particularly in the field of social research and education, and delivers high quality results. She can respond well to tight-turnaround projects and is friendly and personable while remaining professional.” (Kirsty Henthorne, Head of Learning Campaigns, BBC)