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About Us

The Work Advance Team

Work Advance is a joint enterprise, between Lesley Giles and Heather Carey, established and run as a collaborative network, that can be agile and responsive to clients changing needs. 


Through our careers we have built up extensive experience working with a variety of clients including Government across the UK (BEIS, DfE, DWP, MHCLG and the Cabinet Office); Devolved Administrations; Local Authorities; and LEPs.  


We also work with businesses large and small; industry and professional bodies; trade unions; think tanks; and international bodies such as the OECD. 

Our Network of Leading Experts

Through long-established partnerships, we bring together the very best analytical and practical experience to provide positive and lasting benefits to the future world of work. 


We work with a large number of experts in the UK and internationally, who form part of a wider Associates Network, which means we can access a wide range of expertise. This network enables us assimilate teams that offer the most relevant and specialist knowledge to the task in hand. 


If you would like more information and/or to become part of our associate network please contact us at info@workadvance.co.uk 

Our Team and Associates

Lesley Giles

Mark Spilsbury

Heather Carey

Director. Work Advance

Heather Carey

Mark Spilsbury

Heather Carey

Director, Work Advance

Mark Spilsbury

Mark Spilsbury

Mark Spilsbury

Labour market economist

Paul Sissons

Paul Sissons

Mark Spilsbury

Labour Market Economist

Sadia Sheikh

Paul Sissons

Sadia Sheikh

Economic forecasting & modelling

Anne Green

Paul Sissons

Sadia Sheikh

Regional economics & labour markets

Nigel Hudson

Peter Hounsome

Nigel Hudson

 SMEs, Employment and Skills Policy

Adam Swash

Peter Hounsome

Nigel Hudson

SME and Innovation Policy

Peter Hounsome

Peter Hounsome

Peter Hounsome

Labour market expert

Atif Shafique

Gareth Griffiths

Peter Hounsome

Inclusive growth, public services, place-based policy and practice

Gareth Griffiths

Gareth Griffiths

Gareth Griffiths

Labour market economist & entrepreneurship

John Kirkham

Gareth Griffiths

Gareth Griffiths

OD, training & HR Specialist

Ben Verinder

Peter Totterdill

Peter Totterdill

Labour Market Expert

Peter Totterdill

Peter Totterdill

Peter Totterdill

Business and Management Development Specialist

Linda Holbeche

Peter Totterdill

Mark Huddleston

Management, OD & HR Specialist

Mark Huddleston

Mark Huddleston

Mark Huddleston

Management, business development, and skills policy

Ken Walsh

Mark Huddleston

Caroline Roberts

 Economist and Labour Market Specialist

Caroline Roberts

Mark Huddleston

Caroline Roberts

Work, skills and technical education

Atif Shafique

Atif Shafique

Atif Shafique

Inclusive growth, public services, place-based policy and practice

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