How did the attainment gap change during the pandemic?
An update on our work looking at how the attainment gap between disadvantaged primary pupils and their classmates has changed during the course of the pandemic
Do disadvantaged children receive enough financial education in school?
In the final part of this series on financial literacy, we look at financial education in schools.
Are there socio-economic differences in how parents interact with their children about money?
In part three of our series on children's financial literacy, we look at how parents talk to their children about money.
What’s the point of more elite sixth forms?
Super-selective sixth forms tend to recruit more students from outside the area in which they are located and don’t tend to recruit that many disadvantaged pupils.
The financial skills of children. What can rich kids do that poor kids can’t?
The second post in this series examining children's financial literacy. This post focuses on the disadvantage gap in financial knowledge and skills.
How unequal are children’s financial literacy skills?
In the first of a four part series on financial literacy, we look at socio-economic gaps in children’s financial knowledge
Will the Government’s latest attendance initiative work?
The DfE's latest proposals target schools and Local Authorities. But are they looking in the right place?
How many schools might be affected by new proposals to move underperforming schools into strong MATs?
We investigate one of the government's proposals for schools in the new Education Investment Areas
Who are the children who have “fallen off the radar”?
Some thoughts on plans by the Children's Commissioner to find children who have "fallen off the radar."