UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities
@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social
CEPEO is a UCL research centre working to improve education policy and wider practice to equalise opportunities http://ucl.ac.uk/ioe/cepeo
@fabienpetit.bsky.social presenting his work this morning at the UCL and IFS joint workshop on Human Capital and Labour Markets coorganised by CEPEO
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
@fabienpetit.bsky.social presenting his work this morning at the UCL and IFS joint workshop on Human Capital and Labour Markets coorganised by CEPEO
Our director @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social is on the first panel at @suttontrust.bsky.social's HE summit to launch their new report "Degrees of difference" on social mobility and HE
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Our director @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social is on the first panel at @suttontrust.bsky.social's HE summit to launch their new report "Degrees of difference" on social mobility and HE
It's your last chance to apply for our Centre Administrator role, applications close tomorrow!
Find out more and submit your application here:
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Find out more and submit your application here:
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October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It's your last chance to apply for our Centre Administrator role, applications close tomorrow!
Find out more and submit your application here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Find out more and submit your application here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
CEPEO welcomes the announcements from this week’s education and skills white paper of index-linking tuition fees and maintenance loans, as well as the return of some non-repayable maintenance grants for disadvantaged students. [1/7] 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
CEPEO welcomes the announcements from this week’s education and skills white paper of index-linking tuition fees and maintenance loans, as well as the return of some non-repayable maintenance grants for disadvantaged students. [1/7] 🧵
How does what you learn at school affect how much you learn at university?
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October 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
How does what you learn at school affect how much you learn at university?
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📝Join us Thursday 2nd for the first @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar of this term.
We are very pleased to have @saidhassan.bsky.social from Uni of Oxford, who will be examining the impact of Muslim schools on ethnic minority children’s academic performance.
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We are very pleased to have @saidhassan.bsky.social from Uni of Oxford, who will be examining the impact of Muslim schools on ethnic minority children’s academic performance.
Sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📝Join us Thursday 2nd for the first @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar of this term.
We are very pleased to have @saidhassan.bsky.social from Uni of Oxford, who will be examining the impact of Muslim schools on ethnic minority children’s academic performance.
Sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are very pleased to have @saidhassan.bsky.social from Uni of Oxford, who will be examining the impact of Muslim schools on ethnic minority children’s academic performance.
Sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌞Another day, another @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper 🌚
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🌞Another day, another @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper 🌚
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
In which he
1) develops a novel framework allowing the flexible estimation of heterogeneous returns to education as a function of observed and unobserved characteristics
And
2) uses the model to estimate the returns to a university degree as a function of cognitive and non-cognitive ability
1) develops a novel framework allowing the flexible estimation of heterogeneous returns to education as a function of observed and unobserved characteristics
And
2) uses the model to estimate the returns to a university degree as a function of cognitive and non-cognitive ability
September 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In which he
1) develops a novel framework allowing the flexible estimation of heterogeneous returns to education as a function of observed and unobserved characteristics
And
2) uses the model to estimate the returns to a university degree as a function of cognitive and non-cognitive ability
1) develops a novel framework allowing the flexible estimation of heterogeneous returns to education as a function of observed and unobserved characteristics
And
2) uses the model to estimate the returns to a university degree as a function of cognitive and non-cognitive ability
New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper!
Estimating heterogeneous returns to college by cognitive and non-cognitive ability
by our @opmc1.bsky.social
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
Estimating heterogeneous returns to college by cognitive and non-cognitive ability
by our @opmc1.bsky.social
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
September 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper!
Estimating heterogeneous returns to college by cognitive and non-cognitive ability
by our @opmc1.bsky.social
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
Estimating heterogeneous returns to college by cognitive and non-cognitive ability
by our @opmc1.bsky.social
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
📢📢📢New academic year, new seminar series!!
⬇️ We've got a great line up of speakers for Autumn 2025.
Join us in-person and online fortnightly on Thursdays at 3PM.
Sign up to join online here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⬇️ We've got a great line up of speakers for Autumn 2025.
Join us in-person and online fortnightly on Thursdays at 3PM.
Sign up to join online here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢📢📢New academic year, new seminar series!!
⬇️ We've got a great line up of speakers for Autumn 2025.
Join us in-person and online fortnightly on Thursdays at 3PM.
Sign up to join online here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⬇️ We've got a great line up of speakers for Autumn 2025.
Join us in-person and online fortnightly on Thursdays at 3PM.
Sign up to join online here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We have an exceptional seminar on Thursday this week at 11am, with Dr Julie Cohen of University of Virginia:
"Experimental evidence on modularising context in teacher education"
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"Experimental evidence on modularising context in teacher education"
Sign up now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We have an exceptional seminar on Thursday this week at 11am, with Dr Julie Cohen of University of Virginia:
"Experimental evidence on modularising context in teacher education"
Sign up now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Experimental evidence on modularising context in teacher education"
Sign up now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Gender:
Girls also remain ahead of boys for both the 4/C and 7/A grades. But boys continue to catch up, especially when it
comes to the top grades.
Girls also remain ahead of boys for both the 4/C and 7/A grades. But boys continue to catch up, especially when it
comes to the top grades.
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Gender:
Girls also remain ahead of boys for both the 4/C and 7/A grades. But boys continue to catch up, especially when it
comes to the top grades.
Girls also remain ahead of boys for both the 4/C and 7/A grades. But boys continue to catch up, especially when it
comes to the top grades.
Region:
Eye-watering regional gaps remain too, with London and, to a slightly lesser extent, the South East far ahead of other regions.
There is a 10 point gap between the North East and London in percentage of pupils getting an A or above.
Eye-watering regional gaps remain too, with London and, to a slightly lesser extent, the South East far ahead of other regions.
There is a 10 point gap between the North East and London in percentage of pupils getting an A or above.
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Region:
Eye-watering regional gaps remain too, with London and, to a slightly lesser extent, the South East far ahead of other regions.
There is a 10 point gap between the North East and London in percentage of pupils getting an A or above.
Eye-watering regional gaps remain too, with London and, to a slightly lesser extent, the South East far ahead of other regions.
There is a 10 point gap between the North East and London in percentage of pupils getting an A or above.
School type:
Grammar and independent schools (especially grammar) continue to dominate.
The gap between grammars and non-selective state schools is almost 30 percentage pts for 4/C and above and even bigger for the highest attainers.
Small changes can do little to narrow these enormous gaps.
Grammar and independent schools (especially grammar) continue to dominate.
The gap between grammars and non-selective state schools is almost 30 percentage pts for 4/C and above and even bigger for the highest attainers.
Small changes can do little to narrow these enormous gaps.
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
School type:
Grammar and independent schools (especially grammar) continue to dominate.
The gap between grammars and non-selective state schools is almost 30 percentage pts for 4/C and above and even bigger for the highest attainers.
Small changes can do little to narrow these enormous gaps.
Grammar and independent schools (especially grammar) continue to dominate.
The gap between grammars and non-selective state schools is almost 30 percentage pts for 4/C and above and even bigger for the highest attainers.
Small changes can do little to narrow these enormous gaps.
With results out tomorrow, GCSEs will be in the spotlight this week.
Last month our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social wrote about the issue of GCSE English and maths resits for the CEPEO blog - take a look if you missed it
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
Last month our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social wrote about the issue of GCSE English and maths resits for the CEPEO blog - take a look if you missed it
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
August 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
With results out tomorrow, GCSEs will be in the spotlight this week.
Last month our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social wrote about the issue of GCSE English and maths resits for the CEPEO blog - take a look if you missed it
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
Last month our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social wrote about the issue of GCSE English and maths resits for the CEPEO blog - take a look if you missed it
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
LEO is a powerful administrative dataset which brings together education, employment and earnings records for entire cohorts of people. Find out more about how you can use it in your research in our free online training on Tues 30th Sep and Weds 1st October 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
LEO is a powerful administrative dataset which brings together education, employment and earnings records for entire cohorts of people. Find out more about how you can use it in your research in our free online training on Tues 30th Sep and Weds 1st October 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
Looking for an introduction to the National Pupil Database and its linked datasets?
Join us for our next free online training session on 23rd and 24th September, delivered by our experienced researchers 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
Join us for our next free online training session on 23rd and 24th September, delivered by our experienced researchers 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
August 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Looking for an introduction to the National Pupil Database and its linked datasets?
Join us for our next free online training session on 23rd and 24th September, delivered by our experienced researchers 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
Join us for our next free online training session on 23rd and 24th September, delivered by our experienced researchers 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
What about HE?
This years impressive A level results have translated into a good year for universities, with more students than ever taking up their firm offers in 2025.
(chart cribbed from @dkernohan.bsky.social & @wonkhe.bsky.social )
This years impressive A level results have translated into a good year for universities, with more students than ever taking up their firm offers in 2025.
(chart cribbed from @dkernohan.bsky.social & @wonkhe.bsky.social )
August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
What about HE?
This years impressive A level results have translated into a good year for universities, with more students than ever taking up their firm offers in 2025.
(chart cribbed from @dkernohan.bsky.social & @wonkhe.bsky.social )
This years impressive A level results have translated into a good year for universities, with more students than ever taking up their firm offers in 2025.
(chart cribbed from @dkernohan.bsky.social & @wonkhe.bsky.social )
Gender inequality also growing:
The male-female gap widened slightly in favour of males for A*s – especially compared to 2024.
Small %s but male students do look to be pulling away from girls at the very top.
The male-female gap widened slightly in favour of males for A*s – especially compared to 2024.
Small %s but male students do look to be pulling away from girls at the very top.
August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Gender inequality also growing:
The male-female gap widened slightly in favour of males for A*s – especially compared to 2024.
Small %s but male students do look to be pulling away from girls at the very top.
The male-female gap widened slightly in favour of males for A*s – especially compared to 2024.
Small %s but male students do look to be pulling away from girls at the very top.
A level results are out! And as many have reported, there was an overall improvement in the proportion of students gaining the top grades.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A level results are out! And as many have reported, there was an overall improvement in the proportion of students gaining the top grades.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
£168m in new funding for ADR UK means more linked data on schools, outcomes, pay and social care.
Linked data infrastructure may not make headlines, but it underpins CEPEO's work for public good.
👍 A good day for evidence.
👎 A bad day for vibes-based policymaking.
🔗 www.ukri.org/news/168m-bo...
Linked data infrastructure may not make headlines, but it underpins CEPEO's work for public good.
👍 A good day for evidence.
👎 A bad day for vibes-based policymaking.
🔗 www.ukri.org/news/168m-bo...
July 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
£168m in new funding for ADR UK means more linked data on schools, outcomes, pay and social care.
Linked data infrastructure may not make headlines, but it underpins CEPEO's work for public good.
👍 A good day for evidence.
👎 A bad day for vibes-based policymaking.
🔗 www.ukri.org/news/168m-bo...
Linked data infrastructure may not make headlines, but it underpins CEPEO's work for public good.
👍 A good day for evidence.
👎 A bad day for vibes-based policymaking.
🔗 www.ukri.org/news/168m-bo...
Professor Claire Crawford introduces our in-person NPD training for @adruk2025.bsky.social this morning using new synthetic administrative data - very exciting new development for us. Today’s course is using STATA & next week will be R (fully booked!). Sign up to our mail list for further courses
July 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Professor Claire Crawford introduces our in-person NPD training for @adruk2025.bsky.social this morning using new synthetic administrative data - very exciting new development for us. Today’s course is using STATA & next week will be R (fully booked!). Sign up to our mail list for further courses
What a fantastic #annyleccy from @chloergibbs.bsky.social last night! Great insights on such a topical policy area.
Thank you so much to Chloe for a fab day with the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team and to everyone who braved the heat to join us last night - it was wonderful to see so many people there!
Thank you so much to Chloe for a fab day with the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team and to everyone who braved the heat to join us last night - it was wonderful to see so many people there!
July 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
What a fantastic #annyleccy from @chloergibbs.bsky.social last night! Great insights on such a topical policy area.
Thank you so much to Chloe for a fab day with the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team and to everyone who braved the heat to join us last night - it was wonderful to see so many people there!
Thank you so much to Chloe for a fab day with the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team and to everyone who braved the heat to join us last night - it was wonderful to see so many people there!
Great to see this: “to make sure that the early years funding system is hardwired to benefit those children and parts of the country that have higher levels of additional need, we will review early years funding, including national funding formulae, and consult the sector on changes by Summer 2026.”
July 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Great to see this: “to make sure that the early years funding system is hardwired to benefit those children and parts of the country that have higher levels of additional need, we will review early years funding, including national funding formulae, and consult the sector on changes by Summer 2026.”
Recognition of the importance of early maths skills, including to meet Plan for Change goal of 75% of children getting a good level of development in the EYFSP by 2028, is something @laouthwaite.bsky.social has championed for many years, which we highlighted in our policy priorities back in 2023
July 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Recognition of the importance of early maths skills, including to meet Plan for Change goal of 75% of children getting a good level of development in the EYFSP by 2028, is something @laouthwaite.bsky.social has championed for many years, which we highlighted in our policy priorities back in 2023