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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

England's guidance that “All schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default" becomes statutory on 29th June. Join us just 10 days later for our Annual Lecture from Prof Brian A. Jacob who will share evidence on the effects of phone bans in the US 📵

2 PhD positions at the Department of Economics at NTNU available 1. Open field shorturl.at/dm9kH 2. EduGAP. Work with Jon Iversen, myself, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @gillwyness.bsky.social, and Richard Murphy to understand assessment effects on student outcomes. shorturl.at/1h74L

PhD in Economics (295348) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD in Economics (295348), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2026

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The problem with the student loans system is that ... very few people understand the student loans system... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan

Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earners

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❄️Our winter seminar series kicks off next week, with the excellent @hettieburn.bsky.social ❄️ She will be talking about her work on play based learning in early childhood 3pm on Thursday 22nd January sign up below: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #winterofnewcontent

this morning, our director @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social will be part of a panel discussing 'How can policy tackle regional inequalities?' with @andyburnham.bsky.social @xiaoweixu.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/events/how-c...

How can policy tackle regional inequalities? | Institute for Fiscal Studies

At this policy conference, researchers will present new evidence on the scale and causes of regional inequalities.

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Excited to be here at @appam.bsky.social to present our work on inequalities in access to occupations, as part of a panel session on labor market transitions organised by @jscottclayton.bsky.social

Have you checked out our @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper series recently? We've had a productive year, with our researchers investigating topics such as teacher assessed v exam grades the impact of t-levels the labour market talent pool econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

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] 🧵

New research from our centre with important implications for assessment

Oliver Cassagneau-Francis@opmc1.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨🚨New working paper!! 🚨🚨 "Measuring gaps in teacher judgements: A new approach" with @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social and @gillwyness.bsky.social Read the paper here: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep... 🧵below

New work: do teachers grade some student types more generously than others? (yes) Important evidence for policymakers considering reducing the use of standardised testing. And a great paper to work on with my colleagues @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social @opmc1.bsky.social @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social

Oliver Cassagneau-Francis@opmc1.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨🚨New working paper!! 🚨🚨 "Measuring gaps in teacher judgements: A new approach" with @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social and @gillwyness.bsky.social Read the paper here: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep... 🧵below

we could... and we do!

Centre for Economic Performance@cep-lse.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Jo Blanden (CEP), @GillWyness.bsky.social (CEP), @Opmc1.bsky.social (UCL) and @LindseyMacmillan.bsky.social could explain why private school pupils are more likely to end up in higher-ranked HE courses than peers with similar grades. Read:

We do now :) www.publicfirst.co.uk/couting-the-... Demand is a lot more elastic for non EU students than the previous estimates of EU students, so we’d expect to see a bigger drop off than the HO estimated

Counting the cost: Modelling the economic impact of a potential levy on international student fees - Public First

In May 2025, HM Government released a white paper called “Restoring Control over the Immigration System”. One policy proposed in this paper was a levy [...]

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Many of us have been calling for the return of maintenance grants for a long time. So its great to see this is finally (albeit partially) on the cards. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Targeted maintenance grants for students to be reintroduced

Disadvantaged students studying priority courses will benefit from extra financial support to access and excel in higher education.

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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...

GCSE results are out: On the surface, today’s results seem cause for relative optimism. Despite this cohort’s tough time — both final year at primary & first year of secondary were disrupted by COVID; rates of SEND and mental health issues also up among this group — there’s no results drop off.

Our academics on A-Level results day @gillwyness.bsky.social: The slight improvement in those with top grades "masks striking inequalities in achievement" @miriched.bsky.social: It's unsurprising universities are increasing recruitment "because funding is difficult to manage” uclioe.info/4fCqEup

Do students who follow the "traditional" education pathway (A levels to HE) fare better than those following "non-standard" vocational / mixed pathways - including the infamous T Level? Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has the answers, in his new paper:

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 12mo ago

What do progression pathways for T Level students look like? New CEPEO paper from Robbie Maris repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...

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.

Today the DfE have published their latest stats on widening participation in HE. Here are a few quick thoughts... explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...

My colleague @dominicpkelly.bsky.social has written a @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social briefing note which looks at how screen time in early childhood (0–5) affects attention and language development. Read it below:

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · last yr.

That BBC screen time story that just hit your home screen? Our new policy briefing is the must-read for parents, policymakers, and childcare providers: 3 clear, actionable recommendations based on the latest evidence on screen time and cognitive development. 🔗 econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

That BBC screen time story that just hit your home screen? Our new policy briefing is the must-read for parents, policymakers, and childcare providers: 3 clear, actionable recommendations based on the latest evidence on screen time and cognitive development. 🔗 econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

📝New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔 w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...

New @feweek.bsky.social op-ed from our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social showing huge improvements in literacy and numeracy for young adults between 2012 and 2023... but a very concerning lack of progress for the lowest performing students feweek.co.uk/bottom-10-pe...

Bottom 10% of GCSE retakers missing out on subject success

A decade of GCSE resits and curriculum reforms saw England’s young adults surging up global skills rankings

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Recognising the growing difference between predicted grades and achieved grades over time, UCAS are piloting personalised reports to schools These will show schools how their UCAS predicted grades compare to achieved results www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...

Really enjoyed our 4th @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social annual lecture last night with @chloergibbs.bsky.social Fascinating talk about early years education and Headstart/Surestart. And one of the best intros to an econ talk I've seen in a while!

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!

Great to see @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social research and policy priorities informing the new Best Start in Life strategy: 🏠Best Start Family Hubs in disadvantaged areas 🚸Renewed focus on inclusive early years provision/funding 🔢Importance of early maths skills 💷Consultation on complex funding system

New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social blog post. Our brilliant PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has been looking at inequalities in resit performance. Those performing worst in resits are: - Disadvantaged students - Students w unauthorised absences in year 11 - Students entered into resits too early

🎙️NEW FINDINGS🎙️ Updated analysis from our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded work on shows that inequalities by socio-economic background have *increased* over time for the latest year of recruitment as competition for graduate jobs have increased repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...