Our people Jonathan Clifton
Areas of expertise:
- Education and young people
- Public service reform
- Youth labour market
Jonathan comments regularly on public policy issues in the media. Recent coverage includes the Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, BBC London and GMTV. He has given presentations at a number of events, including an ESRC conference at the Treasury. His research has been published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.
Before joining IPPR in January 2009, Jonathan completed an MA as a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He holds a BA in Geography from Durham University.
Publications
A long division: Closing the attainment gap in England’s secondary schools
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton, Will Cook
07 Sep 2012
12 Oct 2011
Benchmarking the English school system against the best in the world
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
15 Jul 2011
Room for Improvement: ippr's response to the schools white paper
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton, Rick Muir
03 Dec 2010
16 Mar 2010
16 Mar 2010
Getting On: Well-being in later life
Author(s) : Myriam Cherti, Jonathan Clifton, Alice Sachrajda, Eleanor McDowell, James McCormick
01 Dec 2009
Articles
End this school places inequality with impartial admissions procedures - 01 Mar 2013
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
The rise in apprenticeships is not as good as it looks - 31 Jan 2013
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Maximising the pupil premium - 30 Jan 2013
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
School performance in 2011/12: key facts - 24 Jan 2013
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
‘Frontline’ could help restore trust in the children’s social work profession - 20 Nov 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
The role of middle leaders in closing the gap - 15 Nov 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
The profit motive won’t improve our schools - 18 Oct 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Universities have their work cut out to improve social mobility - 18 Oct 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
To fully stretch the brightest and best we need a more serious focus on interventions - 07 Sep 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Lessons to learn about educational inequality - 07 Sep 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Michael Gove wants more control over school curriculum, not less - 02 Jul 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
A new dawn for technical education? Expansion of UTCs offers opportunities, but poses big questions - 31 May 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
State school students more likely to achieve a First at Oxford than independent schoolers - 24 May 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
World class universities - 26 Mar 2012
Author(s) : Annika Olsen, Jonathan Clifton
Profit-making schools are not the answer - 24 Feb 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Making the case for universal childcare - 22 Jan 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Autonomy without accountability will not raise school standards - 05 Jan 2012
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
'Youth Contract' will not deliver on its promises - 07 Dec 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
The Independent View: Coalition’s social mobility strategy failing - 28 Oct 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Need A New Approach To Elderly Care To Tackle Social Isolation - Especially In London - 26 Oct 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
International comparisons can be instructive if used properly - but, on this too, England is lagging behind - 15 Jul 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Superteachers on the way – but will failing schools benefit? - 27 Jun 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
With fees increasing, should we be encouraging all students go to university? - 06 Jun 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Coalition year one: Education - 11 May 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Schools must learn to spend the pupil premium wisely - 20 Apr 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
The big flaw in Gove's teaching reforms - 11 Apr 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Gove's justification for axing EMA doesn't add up - 30 Mar 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Gove's insistence on good degrees won't be enough to drive up teaching standards - 17 Feb 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
What’s left of the big society? - 14 Feb 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
Cameron's reforms risk being undone by weak accountability structures - 17 Jan 2011
Author(s) : Jonathan Clifton
IPPR in the news
Priority projects
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The Condition of Britain -
Devo More: Extending devolution and strengthening the union -
Childcare: A strategic national priority? -
Routes to full employment: scenarios and impacts -
Commission on the Future of Higher Education -
Pressures and priorities -
Progressive migration -
Northern Economic Futures Commission -
Promoting growth and shared prosperity in the UK -
Housing policy: a fundamental review
Latest project updates
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The new breadwinners?
Dalia Ben-Galim joins Newsnight to discuss families and marriage -
Beyond Irregularity
IPPR seeks host for new research and advocacy consortium -
The Condition of Britain
Condition of Britain in Manchester: A focus on children and families -
The Condition of Britain
Listening event with St Mungo's and Revolving Doors -
Low-carbon vehicles: Can Britain lead the transition?
New video: Ultra-low emission vehicles -
The Condition of Britain
Embracing a conservative case for justice reform -
The Condition of Britain
Jon Cruddas and Liam Byrne write for Juncture -
Pressures and priorities
Budget 2013: Sharing out the chancellor's cuts -
Renewing the UK’s energy mix
New video: Will Straw on designing carbon taxation to protect low-income households -
Renewing the UK’s energy mix
Why a 2030 carbon target is good for consumers -
Commission on the Future of Higher Education
An avalanche is coming: the new HE debate -
Progressive migration
Yvette Cooper at IPPR: Labour's immigration policy -
Northern Economic Futures Commission
George Hawks Lecture -
Where next for Europe?
New video: IPPR talks to EU commissioner László Andor -
Beyond Irregularity
Briefing papers: Returning irregular migrants -
The Condition of Britain
Event review: Jon Cruddas launches The Condition of Britain -
The Condition of Britain
New video: Jon Cruddas backs The Condition of Britain -
Progressive migration
IPPR paper on principles for migration policy sparks a lively debate -
Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Public debate and learning trip, Newcastle -
Renewing the UK’s energy mix
IPPR makes submission on Energy Bill -
The true cost of energy
Reg Platt speaks at the Fair Energy Summit -
Commission on the Future of Higher Education
'Reconciling competing expectations' -
Where next for Europe?
Keynote speech: Britain’s relationship with the EU -
Where next for Europe?
New video: Views on Europe -
Frontline – improving the children’s social work profession
Michael Gove: 'Frontline is a brilliant idea'
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