Long-run changes in school leaving rules and outcomes across the UK
Think tank: Education Policy Institute
Author(s): Dr Luke Sibieta; Shruti Khandekar
March 11, 2025
This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute explores how long-term changes in education and employment outcomes vary across the four UK nations.
A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores how long-term changes in education and employment outcomes vary across the four UK nations.
The report highlights the impact of differences in post-16 education and training systems and policies, with a specific focus on whether Scotland’s Winter Leaving Rules have influenced the education and job prospects of young people.
The analysis covers the education and employment outcomes of individuals born across the UK from the late 1940s through to the late 1980s.
