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About John Jerrim

John Jerrim is a research associate at FFT Education Datalab and a professor of education and social statistics at UCL Institute of Education. John’s research interests include the economics of education, access to higher education, intergenerational mobility, cross-national comparisons and educational inequalities.

PISA 2018 in Scotland: It’s all a bit of a mess

How much faith can we have in the 2018 PISA results for Scotland?

By John Jerrim|2021-04-20T15:42:30+01:0022nd April 2021|International studies|

How is school accountability linked to teacher stress?

England’s school system has a high level of accountability – and a high level of accountability-related stress

By John Jerrim|2021-03-16T12:52:41+00:0018th March 2021|Teachers|

Has a GCSE grade C/4 lost its value?

Can PISA tell us anything about grade inflation at GCSE?

By John Jerrim|2021-03-13T21:03:57+00:0015th March 2021|Exams and assessment|

How are teachers’ working hours linked to wellbeing?

Are longer hours associated with lower wellbeing?

By John Jerrim|2020-11-19T09:39:46+00:0025th November 2020|Teachers|

Is teaching bad for your wellbeing?

New research compares the happiness and life satisfaction of teachers to that of other professionals

By John Jerrim|2020-10-22T11:58:12+01:0028th October 2020|Teachers|

Staying ambitious, motivated and focused during Year 11 is worth half a grade per GCSE subject

New research shows the impact that drive and ambition can have

By John Jerrim|2020-07-20T10:07:08+01:0020th July 2020|Exams and assessment|

GCSE results in English and maths: Whatever approach is taken, here is how it should be validated

The National Reference Test could help validate the grades that will be awarded

By John Jerrim|2020-03-25T10:07:24+00:0024th March 2020|Exams and assessment|

We know teachers in England work long hours. But are they distributed equally?

In some countries, hours vary considerably between full-time teachers – but the same isn’t really true of England

By John Jerrim|2020-03-12T11:53:13+00:0012th March 2020|Teachers|

Are mental health problems among teachers on the rise?

More teachers are reporting mental health problems – but wellbeing may not have changed

By John Jerrim|2020-01-28T09:27:09+00:0028th January 2020|Teachers|