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What else do we need to know to effectively support the development of numeracy?
Ruth Maisey explores what further research is required to help practitioners and policy makers support the development of numeracy with a focus on the early years and primary phases of education.Right...
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Reform special guardianship to protect and support children and their carers
A call for significant changes to Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) includes ensuring family members who might become carers have direct experience of looking after the child before the court order is...
View ArticleNew book introduces the power and excitement of economics to a wider audience
The CORE project has launched an updated version of their Economy, Society and Public Policy ebook in time for the new academic year.Right Hand BoxRH Title: See also RH Body: More about this project...
View ArticleMillennials in the East Midlands are earning less than people born 15 years...
Millennials in the North East have experienced the UK’s biggest pay growth compared to the generation before them, but those in the East Midlands are earning less than people born 15 years earlier,...
View ArticleReversing cuts since 2009 to school spending per pupil would cost about...
The IFS has published the schools chapter of its 2019 Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Main findingsTotal school spending per pupil in England has...
View ArticleBritish public want restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology
The first national survey of public opinion on the use of facial recognition technology reveals the majority of people in the UK want companies, the government, and public bodies to limit use of the...
View ArticleQuarter of teachers in England report 60-hour working week
One in four teachers work more than 60 hours a week and many work in the evenings, despite successive government promises to reduce their hours, according to a new UCL-led study. Funded by the Nuffield...
View ArticleFurther education has faced the biggest cuts in recent years, with a 12% fall...
The extra £4.3 billion just committed for schools in England by 2022 will just about reverse the cuts of 8% in spending per pupil since 2009. Even so, an effective 13-year real-terms freeze will still...
View ArticleThe Prime Minister’s proposed tax cuts would cost billions, with most of the...
Given the uncertain state of the economy and public spending promises which will raise the deficit, promising tax cuts in the short run looks risky. Any new tax cuts should be designed to improve the...
View ArticleNew tool to democratise debates on tax and welfare policy across the UK
The first version of UKMOD, a transparent, free-to-access tax and benefit microsimulation model, is released by the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex...
View ArticleApplications open for the Nuffield Foundation Strategic Fund
Applications are now open for our £15m Strategic Fund for for ambitious, interdisciplinary research projects that will address some of the most important challenges facing UK society and the public...
View ArticleAnnual report and financial statements 2018
2018 was our 75th anniversary and the first full year of our five-year strategy. In our annual report and financial statements, published today, we present the work we have undertaken towards achieving...
View ArticleGovernment on course to break its fiscal mandate while almost matching Labour...
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, the IFS have published their Nuffield-funded Green Budget - a comprehensive and independent assessment of the state of the public finances and the key economic questions...
View ArticleMismatch in higher education report launch at the Nuffield Foundation
The Nuffield Foundation is hosting an event to launch the Mismatch in higher education report at the Nuffield Foundation on Thursday 5 December from 10:30 till 13:30. The seminar, chaired by Mary...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2019: Nuffield-funded fact checking and analysis for an...
With a month to go until the General Election it is essential that public debate is underpinned by independent, rigorous analysis and fact checking. To facilitate this, we have awarded grants to Full...
View ArticleFour new board members appointed to Ada Lovelace Institute
The Nuffield Foundation has appointed four new members to the board of the Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research and deliberative body with a mission to ensure data and Artificial...
View ArticleEnglish Atlas of Inequality challenges assumptions of rich and poor areas
A new English Atlas of Inequality which aims to challenge misconceptions about rich and poor areas has been published.The English Atlas of Inequality, developed by Professor Alasdair Rae and Dr Elvis...
View ArticleDisadvantaged students less likely to attend ‘more selective’ university courses
Up to one in four students from lower socio-economic backgrounds take courses at ‘less prestigious’ universities despite having the grades for ‘more selective’ institutions, according to UCL...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2019: An analysis of manifesto plans for education
Today, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published Nuffield-funded analysis of the education plans set out in the manifestos of the five main political parties.Right Hand BoxRH Title: See also...
View ArticleBorn into care: guidelines to be developed for health and social work...
The acute pain and stress experienced by all involved in cases where a baby is removed from their mother at birth – both family and practitioners – is shown in a rapid evidence review and a case law...
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