Excited to work on this important project, w colleagues at @policyatkings.bsky.social, @taso.org.uk @exeter.ac.uk. We will conduct interviews w 30+ young people, parents/carers & stakeholders, including to understand what led young people to be outside mainstream education & impact of exam centre.

The Policy Institute@policyatkings.bsky.social · last mo.

🎓 Announcing: Our Evidence Development and Incubation Team will lead an independent evaluation – commissioned by @taso.org.uk – of the Exeter Exam Centre, a University of Exeter initiative that helps young people outside mainstream schooling sit their GCSEs. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/policy-...

Our senior research fellow @johnnyrunge.bsky.social discusses his work measuring public understanding of economic statistics. Watch the full video ➡️ www.escoe.ac.uk/projects/pub...

ESCoE@escoeorg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"I think it's important for a well-functioning democracy that people understand and can assess the economic performance of the country and ultimately hold policymakers..accountable". @johnnyrunge.bsky.social Hear about ESCoE work on public understanding of economic stats: tinyurl.com/fhhxxfd8

"I think it's important for a well-functioning democracy that people understand and can assess the economic performance of the country and ultimately hold policymakers..accountable". @johnnyrunge.bsky.social Hear about ESCoE work on public understanding of economic stats: tinyurl.com/fhhxxfd8

🔊 "It recognises that actually they're probably the best people to make decisions for themselves" Hannah Piggott spoke to BBC Radio 4 about our trial evaluating the impact of a £2,000 unconditional cash transfer to people experiencing homelessness, conducted with @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social

We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First 🧵⬇️

What if financial literacy could boost GDP? on.ft.com/48EwppR | opinion

What if financial literacy could boost GDP?

New research suggests a direct link between improved understanding of issues such as inflation and lower loan defaults

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🪙 'This is the first “gold standard” RCT of financial education in UK primary schools' @johnnyrunge.bsky.social sets out what policymakers can learn from it

"Thanks to our latest evidence, we know financial education can be effective, even in primary schools. What’s needed now is leadership and a clear national framework" @johnnyrunge.bsky.social for @schoolsweek.bsky.social on findings from our major trial of financial education in primary schools

How can we finally make financial education a reality?

Our RCT shows how government can deliver what the public at large wants without over-burdening teachers

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Published today: our new evaluation with @johnnyrunge.bsky.social ‪ and @domenicaavilaluna.bsky.social. We studied the UK Democracy Fund's efforts to register 750,000 voters in the UK between 2019 and 2024 which saw nearly £2m being awarded to 33 grantees. www.jrrt.org.uk/powering-par...

Powering Participation: What we learned from the UK Democracy Fund - Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust

Through the tireless efforts of our grantee community, the UK Democracy Fund estimates that together we helped register 750,000 voters ahead of the 2024 General Election. Grantees led campaigns in sch...

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In the latest issue of Significance magazine, our @johnnyrunge.bsky.social explores how the general public are using statistics from a variety of (not necessarily reliable) online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to house moves. ➡️ academic.oup.com/jrssig/artic...

The hidden use of statistics

Abstract. The general public grabs statistics from a variety of not necessarily reliable online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to h

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@policyatkings.bsky.social's @johnnyrunge.bsky.social in Significance Magazine on trusting stats - from baby names to house moves - and how official stats should respond: doi.org/10.1093/jrss... ESCoE work: tinyurl.com/a4zr89un

The hidden use of statistics

Abstract. The general public grabs statistics from a variety of not necessarily reliable online sources when making big life decisions from baby names to h

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We published our @policyatkings.bsky.social research on Access to Work (AtW) Plus, a DWP pilot for those needing more support than standard AtW. Overall, we found positive experiences & impact, but also challenges with eligibility, timelines, and implementation. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/eva...

Evaluation of Access to Work Plus

Qualitative research on the impact, feasibility and delivery of Access to Work for the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Great to see the launch of this new @policyatkings.bsky.social report. This links with ESCoE work on communicating and valuing economic statistics, in partnership with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @niesrorg.bsky.social, @bankofengland.bsky.social and many others: tinyurl.com/43a5w8vw

Johnny Runge@johnnyrunge.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW: Our @policyatkings.bsky.social research, commissioned by Office for Statistics Regulation is out today! I am particularly proud to contribute to OSR's efforts to ensure official statistics are, and can be, used directly by the wider UK public, and not just policymakers & stats geeks like us!

This is genuinely really interesting, at least for a data nerd. The proportion of people who use government statistics to make major decisions, while <50%, is still higher than I would have thought.

The Policy Institute@policyatkings.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW: How often do official statistics influence the personal decisions of individuals in their everyday lives? 📊 We and the Behavioural Insights Team were commissioned by the Office for Statistics Regulation to find out 🧵 ⬇️ ➡️ osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...

"The power of statistics lies not only in shaping policy decisions that may feel distant, but also right on our doorstep, by enriching our everyday lives." Sofi Nickson, Head of Research at the Office for Statistics Regulation, writes about our new study on how the public make use of official stats

How official statistics shape personal decisions

In our latest blog post, OSR’s Head of Research describes a recent project which explored how individuals use statistics in their personal lives, leading to practical recommendations for statistics pr...

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NEW: Our @policyatkings.bsky.social research, commissioned by Office for Statistics Regulation is out today! I am particularly proud to contribute to OSR's efforts to ensure official statistics are, and can be, used directly by the wider UK public, and not just policymakers & stats geeks like us!

The Policy Institute@policyatkings.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW: How often do official statistics influence the personal decisions of individuals in their everyday lives? 📊 We and the Behavioural Insights Team were commissioned by the Office for Statistics Regulation to find out 🧵 ⬇️ ➡️ osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/...

Last publication of last year, with Pavel Kuchar (#9 together) in Oeconomia: The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the Economy and What Do Economists Know about the Public? In it we respond to the widespread belief that the public is economically ignorant: "They aren't!"

The Knowledge Gap in Economics: What Does the Public Know about the...

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. [The physicist] cannot proceed without considering critically a much more difficult problem, the problem of analyzing th...

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🎓 We've made a starter pack of university policy institutes like us, and people who work for/are connected to them – do give it a follow! We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️

“The public don’t quite understand the subtle ways that automation affects their attention [but] it’s like giving people a sedative” - why expecting human drivers to vigilantly monitor partially-automated cars isn't a great idea www.ft.com/content/6734...

The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars

The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we become

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You still have time to abandon plans with friends for this evening and join our @policyatkings.bsky.social event on the future of financial education & our research findings on the (spoiler: positive) impact of financial education in primary schools... Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...

The Policy Institute@policyatkings.bsky.social · 2y ago

TOMORROW: Financial education fit for the future: the case for policy change Join @sussumhum.bsky.social, Baroness Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater, Ruston Smith, Bernice Warwick & RedSTART Educate to ask what the future of financial education should look like ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-...

Our event tomorrow on financial education, hosted with RedSTART Educate, is featured in this morning's Wonk Week email from the Social Market Foundation. We've got a great panel lined up to discuss how to convert political interest into real change Join us ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1028009142...

When I interview people about their understanding of the economy & finances, they always say: "I wish I had learned about it in school" or "I wish my kids were taught it properly". See below our @policyatkings.bsky.social reflections on the first year of our exciting financial education evaluation.

The Policy Institute@policyatkings.bsky.social · 2y ago

"After just one year, our research shows there has been a significant improvement in pupils’ financial knowledge." Jack Summers writes about our work on the largest randomised controlled trial of financial education ever undertaken in UK primary schools

Very excited for our financial education @policyatkings.bsky.social event on 12 November. Come & listen to former Chair of Ofsted, former Perm Sec at DfE, a current Head Teacher and others! Very topical given the ongoing curriculum review by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social.

The Policy Institute@policyatkings.bsky.social · 2y ago

EVENT: Financial education fit for the future: the case for policy change Join us, Susannah Hume, Baroness Sally Morgan, Jonathan Slater, Ruston Smith & Bernice Warwick to discuss what the future of financial education in the UK should look like. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-...

Welcome to the Policy Institute's Bluesky account! 👋 Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...

Assisted dying: two-thirds of public back legalisation within this Parliament, study finds

63% of people in England and Wales support legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults, while concerns about potential risks remain

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I have migrated here from the other place! I am a researcher at @policyatkings.bsky.social, with particular interest in public understanding of the economy, as well as labour market and education inequalities.