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"Why do children and young people in smaller towns do better academically than those in larger towns?" The ONS investigates: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
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"The average human spends at least one quarter of their life growing up." Could this be the secret of our success? aeon.co/essays/why-have-huma…

Why have humans evolved to have a long journey to adulthood? | Aeon Essays

Our childhood is preposterously long compared to other animals. Is it the secret to our evolutionary success?

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On the iconoclastic educational ideas of Kieran Egan: astralcodexten.substack.com/…
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California's ongoing maths education debate: noahpinion.blog/p/refusing-t…

Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity

We have public schools for a reason.

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The AI canon (ie, what you should read to get a handle on this stuff), from a16z: a16z.com/2023/05/25/ai-canon…
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"Do children today have useful childhoods?" The case against systematised schooling: palladiummag.com/2023/06/06/…
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Why are school absences at record high levels and what can we do about it? BBC Radio 4's The Briefing Room investigates: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001np… (29-min audio)

The Briefing Room - What can schools do about record absences? - BBC Sounds

Since the pandemic record numbers of children have not returned to regular schooling. Why?

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"Why are girls in single sex schools more likely to choose A-Level physics?" It might have more to do with high prior attainment than with singe-sex education per se: ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2…

Why are girls in single sex schools more likely to choose A-Level physics? - FFT Education Datalab

We investigate whether the higher rate of progression is really anything to do with the single sex environment.

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The Global AI Index, from Tortoise Media: tortoisemedia.com/intelligen…
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On the ONS's evolving measures of wellbeing: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
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The ONS is "working towards more localised data on public sector spending": blog.ons.gov.uk/2023/06/29/d…

Down your way: working towards more localised data on public sector spending

Since we introduced the country and regional public sector finances data in 2017, further opportunities have emerged to use alternative data sources to make these statistics more timely. Moreover, dat

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Some GCSE subjects are (still) graded more severely than others: ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2…

Revisiting subject difficulty at Key Stage 4 - FFT Education Datalab

We revisit a previous blog looking at points awarded in different subjects relative to English and maths. We find little change compared to pre-pandemic times.

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The ONS is taking a more sophisticated and flexible approach to compiling population statistics that reduces reliance on the 10-yearly census. Definitely a step in the right direction: blog.ons.gov.uk/2023/06/27/g…

Growing confidence in our ability to move to a new population statistics system

The Office for National Statistics has been working at pace to produce more timely and reliable population estimates. By using multiple data sources to reduce reliance on a 10-yearly census, we are pr

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We’re looking forward to our session with @SchoolDash founder Timo Hannay tomorrow! Come along to learn how you can use publicly available data to understand schools in England. Book ➡️ buff.ly/43k5av0
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Our founder, Timo Hannay, is hosting a @besatweet webinar tomorrow (Tue) from 11am BST on "Using publicly available data to understand schools in England" besa.org.uk/events/school-da… Join us if you can!
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"The longer-term impact of COVID-19 on pupil attainment and wellbeing." Our latest longitudinal study, with @HodderEd3to11, @TrentUni and @NuffieldFound: schooldash.com/blog-2306.htm… #ProudToPlayOurPart
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This is a really fascinating piece of research on the effects of COVID on pupils. Well worth checking out. With thanks to colleagues from @NuffieldFound, @SchoolDash and @TrentUni
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'It's not possible to rank schools on a simple one-dimensional list' - @SchoolDash founder, Timo Hannay and @Duncan_Baldwin schoolsweek.co.uk/we-need-to…

We need data that better reflects disadvantage's many forms

Pupil premium doesn't tell us what we need to know to get education right for our communities' diverse needs, write Timo Hannay and Duncan Baldwin

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"Should disadvantage be reduced to a single number?" We investigate the importance of looking beyond Pupil Premium: schooldash.com/blog-2306.htm…
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"What’s behind the teacher workforce crisis? A look at current challenges and future solutions." Presentations and discussion from a recent event at the Nuffield Foundation: nuffieldfoundation.org/event…

What’s behind the teacher workforce crisis? A look at current challenges and future solutions -...

At a time of heightened concern over teacher supply and school accountability, this seminar will bring together researchers, policy makers and sector leaders to examine the evidence explaining the...

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