This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at how independent schools can thrive and best contribute to the whole school system. The English independent schools sector, one of the most historic and well-reputed in the world, is at a fork in the road. After decades of fluctuating political pressure and public support, it has...

This report from UK think tank HEPI is an overview of key integration challenges facing Chinese students at UK higher education institutions (HEIs). This paper is an overview of key integration challenges facing Chinese students at UK higher education institutions (HEIs). It responds to recent admissions diversification strategies launched by UK institutions as well as...

This report from UK think tank IPPR seeks to reimagine childcare as a proper public service, capable of driving progress on the opportunity mission goals. Can we reimagine childcare as a proper public service? The newly elected Labour government has picked up where the previous government left off, by committing to continuing the plans to...

This report from UK think tank HEPI examines how higher education policy has diverged across the four nations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The report 'Evolution of Devolution' examines how higher education policy has diverged across the four nations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—since the devolution of...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute looks at the estimates, trends and characteristics of children missing from education. A new report by the Education Policy Institute finds that up to 300,000 children may be missing from education entirely.

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at how society and universities can support care experienced and estranged students to succeed. There is growing recognition that society’s obligations to care experienced and estranged young people involves getting more of them successfully through higher education. However, the promise of support often doesn't...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI aims to understand how universities are currently measuring their civic economic impact. The purpose of this report is to understand how universities are currently measuring their civic economic impact. Universities are not fully embedding their civic economic impact within their strategic framework and decision making. An economic impact...

This report from UK think tank HEPI provides a detailed analysis of these policies, addressing how they may be implemented to reflect the new Labour Government’s priorities. In 2024, Instructure convened a Commission of higher education and lifelong learning experts to assess emerging policies related to skills development, including the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) and...

This report from UK think tank HEPI examines student access to exam scripts. Restrictive access policies harm individual students and their institutions by reducing students’ opportunities to learn from past work and undermining confidence in the exam system. GCSE and A-Level exam boards are further ahead of universities in offering access to scripts and offer...

This report from UK think tank HEPI investigates the first-class gender awarding gap at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge for undergraduate degrees. This HEPI report investigates the first-class gender awarding gap at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge for undergraduate degrees. While women represent the majority of students in the UK and in most...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute examines student access and outcomes for T levels and the T level transition programme (TLTP. The new report by the Education Policy Institute examines student access and outcomes for T levels and the T level transition programme (TLTP, soon to be renamed the T level...

This report from UK think tank CEPEO disentangles the relationship between student ability, course quality and the match between the two on earnings. We disentangle the relationship between student ability, course quality and the match between the two on earnings, estimating the first mismatch parameter in the literature. Using administrative data on all state-educated students...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society argues that the problem with prisons, at its root, is a problem of incentives. Britain’s prisons are at breaking point. In recent weeks, the media has focused on the issue of overcrowding. It is, however, only the tip of the iceberg. This report highlights where...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust examines social mobility and the creative industries. From acting in an award-winning film to producing a number one album, getting to the top of the creative industries is a dream for many young people. But access to such careers, both behind the scenes and in front...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government examines the impact of Labour's first budget on public services. The outgoing Conservative government left public services in a precarious state. Waiting lists in the NHS are stubbornly high, councils are on the verge of bankruptcy, backlogs in the criminal courts are at record levels...

Universities must find ways to cultivate a sense of belonging amongst students By Alexis Brown (HEPI) It’s no secret that students have had a rough time of it during the pandemic. Those who weren’t in university yet missed out on the standardised tests and schooling that would normally prepare them for higher education, and those...