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Subject to change: Listening to and empowering young people and the public to set a new direction for education and learning

At the start of 2020, Big Change and IPPR set out together to understand and shape the public conversation about where education should go next. We led an ambitious national listening exercise to...

24/01/2022

Publication Public services Young people IPPR

Going further: The case for investing in Further Education and adult skills

Further education (FE) and skills are vital to delivering the government’s levelling up agenda. Low skill levels are a key factor in explaining the prevalence of low pay and progression in England....

02/11/2020

Publication Briefing Public services IPPR Coronavirus response

The 'new normal': The future of education after Covid–19

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented disruption to schools and learners in England.

09/10/2020

Publication Report Public services Young people Equality Coronavirus response IPPR

Making the vulnerable visible: Narrowing the attainment gap after Covid-19

Covid-19 has been the biggest disruption in education since the Second World War. Without action to address a widening ‘vulnerability gap’ we will fail to improve attainment for those furthest behind.

27/08/2020

Blog post Long read Public services Young people Coronavirus response IPPR

Prevention in the age of information: Public education for better health

Tackling preventative illness must remain a top priority for the government in the 2020s. Over half of the disease burden in England is deemed preventable, with one in five deaths attributed to...

02/06/2020

Publication Report Public services Science & technology Better Health and Care IPPR

The future of education: An essay collection

In this collection of essays, leading thinkers from the education sector and beyond have set out their views on the future of education in light of widespread technological, cultural and socio-politi...

09/09/2019

Publication Report Public services Young people IPPR

Plans that work: Employment outcomes for people with learning disabilities

Many of us have some form of learning disability. If you are one of these people, you are less likely to live an independent life, and you are significantly less likely to have a job. This short...

04/04/2019

Publication Briefing Jobs & skills Public services Families Young people IPPR North

Post-18 education finance review: a failing system, even in its own terms

The tuition fee debate often feels like it has dominated to the exclusion of almost everything else when it comes to adult education in England. Every government knows the power of tuition fees as a...

19/02/2018

Blog post Expert comment Public services

Education for a healthy democracy

What is democracy? What does a healthy democracy look and feel like? And what is the role of education in making it possible? Jeremy Gilbert, professor of cultural and political theory at the...

01/12/2017

Publication Public services Young people IPPR

Tech transitions: UTCs, studio schools, and technical and vocational education in England’s schools

Supporters of England's growing range of institutions for 14–19-year-olds – mainly university technical colleges (UTCs) and studio schools – are increasingly being challenged by those who argue that,...

26/05/2017

Publication Report Public services Young people IPPR