👶Ensuring young children have the care, services, & education they need has been a long-standing interest of the Foundation. We welcome the government’s new Best Start in Life strategy & are pleased to note findings from #NuffieldFunded research align with elements of the announcement.🧵
July 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
👶Ensuring young children have the care, services, & education they need has been a long-standing interest of the Foundation. We welcome the government’s new Best Start in Life strategy & are pleased to note findings from #NuffieldFunded research align with elements of the announcement.🧵
👇Children's needs are often hidden amidst the large volumes of data collected about them by children's services. This #NuffieldFunded report highlights a framework to improve the use of children's information in local authorities. Find it here: ow.ly/uuSF50WgBEn
June 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
👇Children's needs are often hidden amidst the large volumes of data collected about them by children's services. This #NuffieldFunded report highlights a framework to improve the use of children's information in local authorities. Find it here: ow.ly/uuSF50WgBEn
Delighted to host the launch of new #NuffieldFunded research which underpins the Minimum Digital Living Standard - what households now need to be digitally included in today's world.
Together with @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social and Nuffield Foundation, we've developed a single Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) -a benchmark on what households need to be digitally included.
Find out what the MDLS for UK households is in 2025 here tinyurl.com/3aw2d2mv
Find out what the MDLS for UK households is in 2025 here tinyurl.com/3aw2d2mv
June 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Delighted to host the launch of new #NuffieldFunded research which underpins the Minimum Digital Living Standard - what households now need to be digitally included in today's world.
The future of education, health & care plans is in the news, with reports of changes. Our response to a recent Education Committee inquiry included #NuffieldFunded research by @theifs.bsky.social suggesting inclusive education in schools could be more effective & cost-efficient. ow.ly/Nb5g50W2sPr
The Nuffield Foundation responds to SEND Inquiry - Nuffield Foundation
Our funded research provides insights into challenges including critical workforce shortages, funding gaps, and...
ow.ly
June 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The future of education, health & care plans is in the news, with reports of changes. Our response to a recent Education Committee inquiry included #NuffieldFunded research by @theifs.bsky.social suggesting inclusive education in schools could be more effective & cost-efficient. ow.ly/Nb5g50W2sPr
👇 The Department for Education’s budget will be under pressure in the upcoming Spending Review, with tough trade-offs required across different areas of the education system, according to new #NuffieldFunded analysis by @theifs.bsky.social
⚖️ Funding for adult education and apprenticeships faces “intense pressure” if the government wants to protect schools and 16-19 funding in colleges over the next three years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned
feweek.co.uk/ifs-intense-...
feweek.co.uk/ifs-intense-...
IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets
Adult education and apprenticeship funding faces 'intense pressure' if the government protects further education funding over the next three years, IFS warns
feweek.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
👇 The Department for Education’s budget will be under pressure in the upcoming Spending Review, with tough trade-offs required across different areas of the education system, according to new #NuffieldFunded analysis by @theifs.bsky.social
Sure Start had significant advantages for the public purse & children's outcomes, a new #NuffieldFunded evaluation from the @theifs.bsky.social shows. Its financial benefit could be twice as high as the costs, which at their peak were around £2.7 billion a year.
Read the report: ow.ly/wgJH50VWUTP
Read the report: ow.ly/wgJH50VWUTP
May 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Sure Start had significant advantages for the public purse & children's outcomes, a new #NuffieldFunded evaluation from the @theifs.bsky.social shows. Its financial benefit could be twice as high as the costs, which at their peak were around £2.7 billion a year.
Read the report: ow.ly/wgJH50VWUTP
Read the report: ow.ly/wgJH50VWUTP
Weaker social and emotional skills are likely to have consequences for young people's future employability, finds new #NuffieldFunded research from @thenfer.bsky.social. ⬇️
🆕 Research finds young people in England have worse socio-emotional skills than most of their peers in other countries that took part in #PISA2022.
Find out more from our latest #Skills2035 research👇
🟣 Full story: bit.ly/41SHbFc
🟣 Key findings: bit.ly/446TiQo
Find out more from our latest #Skills2035 research👇
🟣 Full story: bit.ly/41SHbFc
🟣 Key findings: bit.ly/446TiQo
April 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Weaker social and emotional skills are likely to have consequences for young people's future employability, finds new #NuffieldFunded research from @thenfer.bsky.social. ⬇️
This is just one early finding from the Revealing Social Capital project led by an international consortium. @bitglobal.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @neighbourlylab.bsky.social and Stripe Partners are #NuffieldFunded. Contributions from Meta and Opportunity Insights are self-funded.
March 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is just one early finding from the Revealing Social Capital project led by an international consortium. @bitglobal.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @neighbourlylab.bsky.social and Stripe Partners are #NuffieldFunded. Contributions from Meta and Opportunity Insights are self-funded.
New #NuffieldFunded research highlights that teacher shortages in England are disproportionately hitting schools with higher numbers of disadvantaged pupils. @emilytanner.bsky.social manages the grant for this project.
👇Find out more.
👇Find out more.
🆕 Government #spendingreview is the last chance to meet 6,500 new teacher target, as unfilled teacher vacancies hit record high.
Our School Workforce Lead @jackworth.bsky.social summarises the key #TLM2025 findings below 👇
youtu.be/45oM094oETw
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Our School Workforce Lead @jackworth.bsky.social summarises the key #TLM2025 findings below 👇
youtu.be/45oM094oETw
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Teacher Labour Market In England Annual Report 2025
NFER's annual Teacher Labour Market in England monitors the progress towards meeting the teacher supply challenge in a easy to digest format.
Now in its seventh year, this year's report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, highlights ongoing challenges with teacher recruitment, unfilled vacancies, w
youtu.be
March 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
New #NuffieldFunded research highlights that teacher shortages in England are disproportionately hitting schools with higher numbers of disadvantaged pupils. @emilytanner.bsky.social manages the grant for this project.
👇Find out more.
👇Find out more.
🧒New #NuffieldFunded research finds a big gap between the number of children estimated to be living in poverty, and those receiving Free School Meals or Pupil Premium.
⬇️Find out why.
⬇️Find out why.
📢 Today, the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org published a new report exploring the strengths & weaknesses of Free School Meals (FSM) and Pupil Premium (PP) as measures for identifying disadvantaged pupils in England.
Read full report👇
epi.org.uk/publications...
Read full report👇
epi.org.uk/publications...
Who has been registered for free school meals and pupil premium in the National Pupil Database? - Education Policy Institute
A new report published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores the strengths and weaknesses of free school meals (FSM) and Pupil Premium (PP) as measures f...
epi.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🧒New #NuffieldFunded research finds a big gap between the number of children estimated to be living in poverty, and those receiving Free School Meals or Pupil Premium.
⬇️Find out why.
⬇️Find out why.
👇New #NuffieldFunded research out today finds that employers are less likely to recruit ethnic minority graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds.
📢 New report out today! 📢
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
March 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
👇New #NuffieldFunded research out today finds that employers are less likely to recruit ethnic minority graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds.
👇New #NuffieldFunded analysis shows that schools with the highest rates of pupils on free school meals face greater challenges hiring and retaining teachers.
NEW – Updated interactive workforce dashboard highlights key workforce challenges facing schools with more disadvantaged pupils.
🟣 View a summary of the findings - bit.ly/3EUdRVM
🟣 Explore the dashboard - www.nfer.ac.uk/workf...
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🟣 View a summary of the findings - bit.ly/3EUdRVM
🟣 Explore the dashboard - www.nfer.ac.uk/workf...
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February 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
👇New #NuffieldFunded analysis shows that schools with the highest rates of pupils on free school meals face greater challenges hiring and retaining teachers.
📝New #NuffieldFunded report out tomorrow on the Education Maintenance Allowance.
💻Our Post-14 Education and Skills Programme Head Emily Tanner will be part of the webinar.
👇Register to join.
💻Our Post-14 Education and Skills Programme Head Emily Tanner will be part of the webinar.
👇Register to join.
Did the Education Maintenance Allowance improve outcomes?
Join our event tomorrow at 11am with @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social, Professor Dame Alison Wolf, Paul Gregg and @nickridpath.bsky.social for new IFS research on the EMA's effects on outcomes for disadvantaged students:
Join our event tomorrow at 11am with @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social, Professor Dame Alison Wolf, Paul Gregg and @nickridpath.bsky.social for new IFS research on the EMA's effects on outcomes for disadvantaged students:
Did the Education Maintenance Allowance improve outcomes? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
At this online event IFS researchers will present findings on the effect of the rollout of the Education Maintenance Allowance in England.
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
📝New #NuffieldFunded report out tomorrow on the Education Maintenance Allowance.
💻Our Post-14 Education and Skills Programme Head Emily Tanner will be part of the webinar.
👇Register to join.
💻Our Post-14 Education and Skills Programme Head Emily Tanner will be part of the webinar.
👇Register to join.
🎧 Listen to this new podcast episode featuring @eleanorire.bsky.social - our early years education Programme Head.
The episode delves into a #NuffieldFunded report on digital media literacy in early years ⬇️
The episode delves into a #NuffieldFunded report on digital media literacy in early years ⬇️
"If we get it right in the early years then it follows through for the rest of a child's educational journey"
NEW podcast episode exploring digital media literacy support and development in #EarlyYears parentzone.org.uk/article/earl...
NEW podcast episode exploring digital media literacy support and development in #EarlyYears parentzone.org.uk/article/earl...
Early years digital media literacy: new report highlights significant gaps | Parent Zone
parentzone.org.uk
February 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🎧 Listen to this new podcast episode featuring @eleanorire.bsky.social - our early years education Programme Head.
The episode delves into a #NuffieldFunded report on digital media literacy in early years ⬇️
The episode delves into a #NuffieldFunded report on digital media literacy in early years ⬇️
New #NuffieldFunded @edupolicyinst.bsky.social report led by @jojohutchinson.bsky.social reveals significant disparities in SEND identification across England schools.
📰Guardian coverage:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
📖Full report & recommendations:
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/pupi...
📰Guardian coverage:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
📖Full report & recommendations:
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/pupi...
Some pupils in England less likely to have special needs identified, study shows
Research by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send support
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
New #NuffieldFunded @edupolicyinst.bsky.social report led by @jojohutchinson.bsky.social reveals significant disparities in SEND identification across England schools.
📰Guardian coverage:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
📖Full report & recommendations:
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/pupi...
📰Guardian coverage:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
📖Full report & recommendations:
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/pupi...
How can we ensure that young children & their families benefit from using digital media & technology?
Read the new #NuffieldFunded early years digital media literacy review by @cliffmanning.bsky.social at @parentzone.bsky.social.
@eleanorire.bsky.social manages the grant.
ow.ly/NCRa50UT49J
Read the new #NuffieldFunded early years digital media literacy review by @cliffmanning.bsky.social at @parentzone.bsky.social.
@eleanorire.bsky.social manages the grant.
ow.ly/NCRa50UT49J
Early years digital media literacy review - Nuffield Foundation
This project will explore how digital literacy support can be improved for families of under-5s in the UK.
ow.ly
February 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
How can we ensure that young children & their families benefit from using digital media & technology?
Read the new #NuffieldFunded early years digital media literacy review by @cliffmanning.bsky.social at @parentzone.bsky.social.
@eleanorire.bsky.social manages the grant.
ow.ly/NCRa50UT49J
Read the new #NuffieldFunded early years digital media literacy review by @cliffmanning.bsky.social at @parentzone.bsky.social.
@eleanorire.bsky.social manages the grant.
ow.ly/NCRa50UT49J
📑Findings show most new jobs in the future will be in professional occupations such as science, engineering, legal & medical. Roles in administration & secretarial, printing & agriculture will see the biggest drop.
👇Read the research summary to find out more. #NuffieldFunded
👇Read the research summary to find out more. #NuffieldFunded
Today, we've published a research summary which summarises the key findings and recommendations so far from our five-year Skills Imperative 2035 project with @nuffieldfoundation.org, as well as previewing upcoming reports.
To find out more, visit bit.ly/3Cv1jTS
#Skills2035
To find out more, visit bit.ly/3Cv1jTS
#Skills2035
The Skills Imperative 2035: The story so far
This booklet tells the Skills Imperative story so far and summarises the key findings and recommendations from the published papers, as well as previewing upcoming reports.
bit.ly
January 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
📑Findings show most new jobs in the future will be in professional occupations such as science, engineering, legal & medical. Roles in administration & secretarial, printing & agriculture will see the biggest drop.
👇Read the research summary to find out more. #NuffieldFunded
👇Read the research summary to find out more. #NuffieldFunded
The most deprived families in the UK need to spend more than 70% of their disposable income to afford the government-recommended healthy diet, according to the new #NuffieldFunded annual Broken Plate report.
🚀 We've just launched our latest Broken Plate report!
It highlights the fact too many people are struggling to access healthy food and much of the food marketed to us is damaging our health and the planet.
Find out more: ➡️ bit.ly/3PR0Gal
#BrokenPlate
It highlights the fact too many people are struggling to access healthy food and much of the food marketed to us is damaging our health and the planet.
Find out more: ➡️ bit.ly/3PR0Gal
#BrokenPlate
January 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The most deprived families in the UK need to spend more than 70% of their disposable income to afford the government-recommended healthy diet, according to the new #NuffieldFunded annual Broken Plate report.
📣It’s #ProductivityWeek, and we’re highlighting some of the #NuffieldFunded research on key work and productivity challenges facing the UK. Find out more👇. 🧵
January 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📣It’s #ProductivityWeek, and we’re highlighting some of the #NuffieldFunded research on key work and productivity challenges facing the UK. Find out more👇. 🧵
Today is the final conference for the @ifow.org #PissaridesReview, a 3-year #NuffieldFunded programme exploring how better work & wellbeing can be delivered in a period of technological transformation. Our Director of Welfare, Mark, gave opening remarks.
Live stream: www.youtube.com/live/up3mCLVK10o
Live stream: www.youtube.com/live/up3mCLVK10o
January 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today is the final conference for the @ifow.org #PissaridesReview, a 3-year #NuffieldFunded programme exploring how better work & wellbeing can be delivered in a period of technological transformation. Our Director of Welfare, Mark, gave opening remarks.
Live stream: www.youtube.com/live/up3mCLVK10o
Live stream: www.youtube.com/live/up3mCLVK10o
📣In this #NuffieldFunded study, 9% of social housing tenants were in arrears and 70% were struggling to pay their rent.
👇Read the report to find out more.
👇Read the report to find out more.
A two-year study into tenancy sustainment in social housing has highlighted the difficulties and sacrifices tenants face paying their rent.
Funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org the 'Holding on to Home' study has published a final report on their findings:
holdingontohome.org/the-holding-...
Funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org the 'Holding on to Home' study has published a final report on their findings:
holdingontohome.org/the-holding-...
The Holding on to Home study’s main outputs have been published - Holding on to home
The principal, and final, outputs of the Holding on to Home study have been published. A final report presents its findings. It draws on all of the analysis conducted as part of the research which inv...
holdingontohome.org
January 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
📣In this #NuffieldFunded study, 9% of social housing tenants were in arrears and 70% were struggling to pay their rent.
👇Read the report to find out more.
👇Read the report to find out more.
The latest #NuffieldFunded annual report on education spending in England from @theifs.bsky.social delivers independent analysis of the winners & losers.
Key insights include:
📉 A continued spending squeeze for schools & colleges
📈 Some gains for the under-5s
Read it here:
ow.ly/9qVA50UBKB4
Key insights include:
📉 A continued spending squeeze for schools & colleges
📈 Some gains for the under-5s
Read it here:
ow.ly/9qVA50UBKB4
January 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The latest #NuffieldFunded annual report on education spending in England from @theifs.bsky.social delivers independent analysis of the winners & losers.
Key insights include:
📉 A continued spending squeeze for schools & colleges
📈 Some gains for the under-5s
Read it here:
ow.ly/9qVA50UBKB4
Key insights include:
📉 A continued spending squeeze for schools & colleges
📈 Some gains for the under-5s
Read it here:
ow.ly/9qVA50UBKB4
How do you represent the reality of children's lives through data? 📊
#NuffieldFunded Children's Information project aims to transform how councils collect and use data about children & young people.
Led by Prof Leon Feinstein @reescentre.bsky.social
📖 Read more: ow.ly/aWtb50UthL1
#NuffieldFunded Children's Information project aims to transform how councils collect and use data about children & young people.
Led by Prof Leon Feinstein @reescentre.bsky.social
📖 Read more: ow.ly/aWtb50UthL1
The Children’s Information project
A unique collaboration between local authorities and universities aims to transform how information from and about children is used to shape social policy and services
nuffieldfoundation.shorthandstories.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:43 PM
How do you represent the reality of children's lives through data? 📊
#NuffieldFunded Children's Information project aims to transform how councils collect and use data about children & young people.
Led by Prof Leon Feinstein @reescentre.bsky.social
📖 Read more: ow.ly/aWtb50UthL1
#NuffieldFunded Children's Information project aims to transform how councils collect and use data about children & young people.
Led by Prof Leon Feinstein @reescentre.bsky.social
📖 Read more: ow.ly/aWtb50UthL1