clareroutledge.bsky.social
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Why do people choose to become teachers?

Rigorous new evidence on this vital question for our education system in a new CEPEO working paper out today by @drsamsims.bsky.social & @clareroutledge.bsky.social

econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
EconPapers: Understanding the decision (not) to become a teacher: evidence from survey experiments with undergraduates in the UK and US
By Sam Sims and Clare Routledge; Abstract: Teacher shortages are widespread, yet the reasons people choose (not) to enter the profession remain poorly understood.
econpapers.repec.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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New research with @clareroutledge.bsky.social

Funded by the Gatsby Foundation

We asked 2000 UK/US undergrads to choose between pairs of hypothetical jobs to understand how more of them could be tempted into teaching
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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CEPEO is launching a new Master's programme with @sriucl.bsky.social — this will support students to understand and conduct rigorous research addressing challenges in education policy & educational inequalities.

Applications now open for Oct 2026 start.

Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
Social Policy (Quantitative Education Analysis) MSc
The Social Policy (Quantitative Education Analysis) MSc is designed to help students understand and conduct rigorous research addressing challenges relating to education policy and educational inequalities in a wide variety of professional contexts. The relationship between robust research and evidence-based policy is a key course theme.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Great work from @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social colleague @dominicpkelly.bsky.social on a topic that sits right at the intersection of two things I think about a lot: responsible tech & media, and education policy & child development.

Highly recommend giving this a read: 👇
That BBC screen time story that just hit your home screen?

Our new policy briefing is the must-read for parents, policymakers, and childcare providers: 3 clear, actionable recommendations based on the latest evidence on screen time and cognitive development.

🔗 econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
EconPapers: The effects of screentime in early years on attention and language
By Dominic Kelly; Abstract: Roughly 9 in 10 children under the age of 5 (defined here as `early childhood') watch video streaming services and
econpapers.repec.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Eye-opening data on the persistent gap in access to higher education for disadvantaged students. The work @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social & @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social are doing to highlight this is crucial. More needs to be done to address why these trends persist. 📊 #HigherEducation #EduSky
Important insights from @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social on the challenges facing disadvantaged students in accessing higher education in England. Despite significant efforts and investments, the gap persists. Read more in his detailed analysis and our recent briefing note. 📊

#HigherEducation #EduSky
Yesterday, the Office for Students published another year of data analysis concerning access to HE for disadvantaged young people in England. It's not good news... 🧵
September 4, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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New research alert! 🚨 Today at EARLI SIG 15, CEPEO's @laouthwaite.bsky.social is presenting our latest research on early maths assessments for children aged 0-8. Discover the crucial gaps we’ve uncovered in identifying at-risk learners.

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#AcademicSky #EduSky #EducationalResearch
EconPapers: Measuring Mathematical Skills in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Early Maths Assessments and Screeners
By Laura Outhwaite, Pirjo Aunio, Jaimie Ka Yu Leung and Jo Van Herwegen; Abstract: Successful early mathematical development is vital to children's later education, employment, and wellbeing outcomes.
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September 3, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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Overall single-word Ofsted grades for schools have been scrapped, with Phillipson arguing that they are "low information for parents and high stakes for schools"

Check out @drsamsims.bsky.social work on how little Ofsted reports tell parents about school quality

discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
September 2, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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🎙️Level 3 results day blog post 🎙️

Bouncing off the runway blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/0...

by @jakeanders.uk @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @gillwyness.bsky.social

Today’s results will be good news for many pupils, but continue to show vast inequality by school type, region, and gender. 📈📉
Bouncing off the runway – recovery continues (for most) but stark inequalities remain | UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)
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August 15, 2024 at 2:26 PM