Our schools research explores how and why educational inequalities widen through the school years.
Education policy is a key policy lever to improving opportunities.
Our schools research explores how the education system can be improved to reduce barriers to opportunities. We aim to create a fairer system for all children, where achievement is based on skills rather than family circumstances.
In particular, evidence suggests a vital role for access to good teachers in the school system. We seek to understand how to attract, retain, and develop the most talented school teachers.
Our research
Working papers
- - Pedro Carneiro, Kjell Salvanes & Emma Tominey
- Ìý- Sam Sims, Harry Fletcher-Wood, Thomas Godfrey-Fassett, Peps Mccrea and Stefanie Meliss
- Ìý- Sam Sims, Jake Anders, Matthew Inglis, Hugues Lortie-Forgues, Ben Styles and Ben Weidmann
- - Sam Sims, Kate Forbes and Josh Goodrich.
- Ìý– Christian Bokhove, Sam Sims and John JerrimÌý
- - Laura Outhwaite, Erin Early, Christothea Herodotou and Jo Van Herwegen
- - Colin Green, Ole Henning Nyhus and Kari Vea Salvanes
- – Sam Sims and John Jerrim
- - Oliver Anderson
- : evidence from England - Sam Sims and Asma Benhenda
- - Jake Anders, John Jerrim and Lindsey Macmillan
- -ÌýSam Sims, Harry Fletcher-Wood, Alison O’Mara-Eves, Sarah Cottingham, Claire Stansfield, Josh Goodrich, Jo Van Herwegen and Jake Anders
- - Silvan Has, Jake Anders, John Jerrim and Nikki Shure.
- - Jake Anders, Francesca Foliano, Matt Bursnall, Richard Dorsett, Nathan Anders, Johnny Runge and Stefan Speckesser.
- Ìý- Sam Sims.
- Ìý- Jake Anders, Lindsey Macmillan, Patrick Sturgis andÌýGill Wyness.
- Ìý- Colin Green andÌýJon Marius Vaag Iversen.
- Ìý- Lucy Prior, John Jerrim, Dave Thomson andÌýGeorge Lecki.
- - Sam Sims, Jake Anders, Matthew Inglis and Hugues Lortie-Forgues.
- - Rebecca Allen, John Jerrim and Sam Sims.
- - Jake Anders, Catherine Dilnot, Lindsey Macmillan and Gill Wyness.
- Ìý- John Jerrim, Gill Wyness and Nikki Shure.
- Ìý- Silvan Häs, Jake Anders andÌýNikki Shure.
- Ìý- Laura Zieger, John Jerrim, Jake Anders andÌýNikki Shure.
- - Jake Anders, Francis Green, Morag Henderson and Golo Henseke.
- - Emma Gorman, Colm Harmon, Silvia Mendolia, Anita Staneva and Ian Walker.
- Ìý-ÌýAsma Benhena and Julien Grenet.
- Ìý-ÌýRebecca Allen, Asma Benhenda, John Jerrim and Sam Sims.
Podcasts
Briefing notes
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Blog posts
- Ìý- Dominic P. Kelly
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- John Jerrim
- John Jerrim
- John JerrimÌý
- John Jerrim
- Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke and Jan Stuhler
- Asma Benhenda
- Jake Anders
- Jake Anders
- Sam Sims
- . Jake Anders
- . Sam Sims
- . Asma Benhenda
- Xin Shao, Jake Anders, and Lindsey Macmillan
- . Alice De Gennaro
- Alice De Gennaro
- Ìý-ÌýClaire Crawford, Laura Outhwaite, Sam Sims and Gill Wyness
- Ìý- Jake Anders and Carl Cullinane.
- - Ruth Lupton, Stephanie Thomson, Lorna Unwin and Sanne Velthuis.
- -ÌýJohn Jerrim.
- Ìý-ÌýJohn Jerrim.
- -ÌýJake Anders and Golo Henseke.
- - Laura Outhwaite.
- Ìý-ÌýJake Anders, Lindsey Macmillan and Gill Wyness.
- -ÌýJake Anders, Lindsey Macmillan, and Gill Wyness.
- -ÌýJohn Jerrim.
- -ÌýGill Wyness.
- -ÌýJake Anders, Lindsey Macmillan, Patrick Sturgis and Gill Wyness.
- Ìý- Anna Mountford-Zimdars.
- Ìý- Simon Burgess and Anna Vignoles.
- Ìý- Matt Dickson and Lindsey Macmillan.
- Ìý- Gill Wyness.
- - Asma Benhenda.
- - Gill Wyness.
- - John Jerrim.
- - Sam Sims.
- - John Jerrim.
- - Jake Anders.
- - Asma Benhenda.
Projects
- Student to degree mismatch: the role of schools, and the impact of disruption from COVID-19
- COVID-19 impact on young peoples' learning, motivation, wellbeing, and aspirations
- COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO)
- Learning About Culture
- Evaluating Complex and Whole-school Interventions (CWSI): Methodological and Practical Considerations