This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at how to equalise access to early education. A child’s early years play a significant role in determining their chances later on in life, including their chances of social mobility. But the poorest children are already 11 months behind their peers when they start at...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at the long-term growth in the numbers of young people pursuing education after age 16 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire education sector has faced a period of unprecedented challenge in seeking to provide remote lessons and support to students....

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at long-lasting health benefits of Sure Start. New IFS research finds that one of England’s biggest early years programmes delivered long-lasting health benefits for children through their teenage years. Taken together, the savings from reduced hospitalisations up to age 15 offset around 31%...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government warns that even if exams can be sat in the usual way next year they cannot be assessed as usual. Covid Tests: Schools and exams in 2022 and beyond warns that even if exams can be sat in the usual way next year they cannot...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the government’s handling of education during the pandemic. The government's failure – indeed refusal – to make contingency plans for schools and exams in the summer of 2020 is the most “unforgiveable aspect” of its handling of education during the coronavirus pandemic.  Published ahead of the 2021 A-Level...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at how the pandemic has disrupted education for this year’s cohort of university applicants. In the wake of last summer’s disruption to the Higher Education entry process, this year’s cohort of young people finishing school and college have faced their second consecutive year of disruption...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute looks at the impact of the pandemic on the early years. This survey, in partnership with NDNA, which is the final report from a year-long research project investigating the impact of the pandemic on the early years, examines the experiences of smaller early years settings,...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute looks at giving teachers a formal entitlement to high-quality training and development. This report, commissioned by Wellcome, finds that giving teachers a formal entitlement to high-quality training and development would only cost the government an extra £210m in funding a year. When added to existing...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute looks at the educational outcomes of pupils in England, Scotland, Wales and NI since devolution. This report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, provides new insights into the educational outcomes of pupils in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since devolution. The study, which draws on...