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Australia banned social media for under-16s. In the UK, the prevalence of mental health conditions is under review. A factor often identified as a contributor to declining well-being among young people is social media.
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
🔹 Over two-thirds of council-run youth centres have shut down in England and Wales.
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🔹 Over two-thirds of council-run youth centres have shut down in England and Wales.
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
🔹 Nearly 20% of the UK's public libraries have closed.
🔹 £1.2 billion has been cut from youth service budgets.
Since 2010, places for teens to connect and develop key social skills have steadily disappeared. 🧵
How can evidence help shape an inclusive future for the UK? Our recent Racial Diversity UK event featured grant-holders leading the first four funded projects & signalled the start of bringing people together who are interested in RDUK’s work. Find out how to get involved: bit.ly/3N6LDeo
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can evidence help shape an inclusive future for the UK? Our recent Racial Diversity UK event featured grant-holders leading the first four funded projects & signalled the start of bringing people together who are interested in RDUK’s work. Find out how to get involved: bit.ly/3N6LDeo
It is great to see this important research funded by the Nuffield Foundation in The Lancet. The inequalities faced by children in care are at the heart of the work of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It is great to see this important research funded by the Nuffield Foundation in The Lancet. The inequalities faced by children in care are at the heart of the work of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
Lisa Harker, director of the NFJO, examined this in a recent expert feature bit.ly/4q6kki
Australia banned social media for under-16s. In the UK, the prevalence of mental health conditions is under review. A factor often identified as a contributor to declining well-being among young people is social media.
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Australia banned social media for under-16s. In the UK, the prevalence of mental health conditions is under review. A factor often identified as a contributor to declining well-being among young people is social media.
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
But are we overlooking a quieter, deeper shift? 🧵
Our Strategic Fund is open, deadline 16 March 2026. We’re looking for bold new ideas tackling the UK’s biggest social & economic challenges💡
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our Strategic Fund is open, deadline 16 March 2026. We’re looking for bold new ideas tackling the UK’s biggest social & economic challenges💡
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
Info on the Strategic Fund and how to apply: ow.ly/Ae7Y50XKnHl
Want to sense-check fit? Send a 1-page project summary to strategicfund@nuffieldfoundation.org
Thanks to everyone who joined our How is Gen Z faring? event & to our wonderful speakers for such thoughtful contributions - @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @pravpatalay.bsky.social @emilytanner.bsky.social @careyoppenheim.bsky.social
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined our How is Gen Z faring? event & to our wonderful speakers for such thoughtful contributions - @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @pravpatalay.bsky.social @emilytanner.bsky.social @careyoppenheim.bsky.social
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
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Because it happens in slow-motion we (still) tend to underappreciate the scale of demographic change & its profound implications for society.
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Because it happens in slow-motion we (still) tend to underappreciate the scale of demographic change & its profound implications for society.
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
Compare (expected) UK child population in 2035 to that in 1971.
Scotland = 44% lower, Wales = 30% lower, Northern Ireland = 34% lower & England 16% lower
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By 2029/29 there is expected to be a £6bn gap between levels of SEND spending and the funding available. And councils’ cumulative SEND deficits will be £14 bn.
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
By 2029/29 there is expected to be a £6bn gap between levels of SEND spending and the funding available. And councils’ cumulative SEND deficits will be £14 bn.
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
Really important @theifs.bsky.social briefing on this funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
📣 Applying to Nuffield Funding: Supporting Black Researchers
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
📣 Applying to Nuffield Funding: Supporting Black Researchers
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
Black researchers remain underrepresented across the UK research community. This webinar aims to help make our funding process more accessible and equitable.
Join us on 21st Jan for guidance on applying.
Register: ow.ly/VHyq50XAAZm
Do listen to this great explainer about today's new report on the early years workforce across the UK. Findings seek to tackle the sector's recruitment & retention crisis & drive up quality. The report was led by @beatrice-early-ed.bsky.social & @plymuni.bsky.social.
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do listen to this great explainer about today's new report on the early years workforce across the UK. Findings seek to tackle the sector's recruitment & retention crisis & drive up quality. The report was led by @beatrice-early-ed.bsky.social & @plymuni.bsky.social.
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
Read it here: bit.ly/489vA7X
Announcements in the Chancellor’s budget align with issues where our funded research is highly relevant to major changes on three big policy challenges - child poverty, Post-16 and skills, and Special Educational Needs. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Announcements in the Chancellor’s budget align with issues where our funded research is highly relevant to major changes on three big policy challenges - child poverty, Post-16 and skills, and Special Educational Needs. 🧵
📱Do you have a tracking app for your teen? It may have a bigger impact than you think.
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📱Do you have a tracking app for your teen? It may have a bigger impact than you think.
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
For young people, it can feel like a breach of trust and an invasion of their privacy.
For parents, what begins as a desire for safety can be exploited by technology and become a form of control. 🧵
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
Child Poverty in the UK: Removing the two-child limit is important, but insufficient - Nuffield Foundation
The decisions to be announced at the despatch box on Wednesday will have profound...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
The further education sector is on the frontline of preparing learners for a rapidly shifting labour market. Our Director of Education shares his thoughts on what the findings from The Skills Imperative 2035 by @thenfer.bsky.social mean for FE, in @fenews.bsky.social
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The further education sector is on the frontline of preparing learners for a rapidly shifting labour market. Our Director of Education shares his thoughts on what the findings from The Skills Imperative 2035 by @thenfer.bsky.social mean for FE, in @fenews.bsky.social
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Technology is transforming the labour market in every sector & by 2035, up to three million jobs in low & mid skilled roles could be at risk. Against this backdrop, @thenfer.bsky.social has released the final report from its five-year project, The Skills Imperative 2035. Read more: ow.ly/WGZv50Xxnul
Preparing for the jobs of tomorrow - Nuffield Foundation
New NFER report identifies the six “essential employment skills” that are now vital for employability.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Technology is transforming the labour market in every sector & by 2035, up to three million jobs in low & mid skilled roles could be at risk. Against this backdrop, @thenfer.bsky.social has released the final report from its five-year project, The Skills Imperative 2035. Read more: ow.ly/WGZv50Xxnul
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
Child Poverty in the UK: Removing the two-child limit is important, but insufficient - Nuffield Foundation
The decisions to be announced at the despatch box on Wednesday will have profound...
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
New gov stats show 10,800 teens in care are in supported accommodation, often with limited day-to-day adult involvement.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love of an adult
Lisa Harker of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, analyses figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care.
www.bigissue.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New gov stats show 10,800 teens in care are in supported accommodation, often with limited day-to-day adult involvement.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
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New @resolutionfoundation.org @safety-nets.bsky.social report on the localisation of social security since 2013: Support delivered by local authorities isn't well understood but is an increasingly important part of the social security system: real spending on it is now 122 times higher than 2010-11
The localisation era • Resolution Foundation
This report is part of the project Safety Nets: social security for families in a devolved UK, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It examines the growth of localised social security in the UK from 201...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New @resolutionfoundation.org @safety-nets.bsky.social report on the localisation of social security since 2013: Support delivered by local authorities isn't well understood but is an increasingly important part of the social security system: real spending on it is now 122 times higher than 2010-11
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November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Want to make a difference & contribute to high-impact projects? Join our team as:
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Learn more about all available roles: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/about/careers
Want to make a difference & contribute to high-impact projects? Join our team as:
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🔹 Researcher
🔹 Senior Policy Officer or
🔹 Communications & Public Affairs Coordinator
Learn more about all available roles: www.nuffieldfoundation.org/about/careers
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NEW: Labour inherited public services in crisis. Performance had fallen, investment had been cut + spending plans were undeliverable.
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
NEW: Labour inherited public services in crisis. Performance had fallen, investment had been cut + spending plans were undeliverable.
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
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📣 Pleased to announce we've been awarded funding from @nuffieldfoundation.org together with @smfthinktank.bsky.social to carry out new research on school based nurseries.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/room...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/room...
Room to Grow: School-based Nursery Places and the Disadvantage Gap - Nuffield Foundation
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📣 Pleased to announce we've been awarded funding from @nuffieldfoundation.org together with @smfthinktank.bsky.social to carry out new research on school based nurseries.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/room...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/room...
🚨ICYMI: Have you seen our latest data commentary exploring how digital technologies are shaping young people's experiences of growing up?
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨ICYMI: Have you seen our latest data commentary exploring how digital technologies are shaping young people's experiences of growing up?
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Some mainstream schools in England have 6x as many pupils who need learning or behaviour support compared to those with the lowest rates. The findings come from new #NuffieldFunded research by @thenfer.bsky.social which explored the spread of pupils with special educational needs & disabilities.
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🆕 | Our new research, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, has highlighted the uneven distribution of pupils with SEND across mainstream schools in England, which is potentially leaving some schools under greater strain.
Find out more 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...
Find out more 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...
Stark inequalities in distribution of SEND pupils across England’s mainstream schools revealed in new NFER report
Our new analysis has highlighted the uneven distribution of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across mainstream schools in England, which is potentially leaving some school...
www.nfer.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Some mainstream schools in England have 6x as many pupils who need learning or behaviour support compared to those with the lowest rates. The findings come from new #NuffieldFunded research by @thenfer.bsky.social which explored the spread of pupils with special educational needs & disabilities.
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What happens in our first five years shapes everything that follows. In the latest We Society podcast, the Foundation's @eleanorire.bsky.social joins host Will Hutton, President of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, to discuss why early childhood matters.
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What happens in our first five years shapes everything that follows. In the latest We Society podcast, the Foundation's @eleanorire.bsky.social joins host Will Hutton, President of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, to discuss why early childhood matters.
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...