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Our working papers demonstrate our research in progress. They are multidisciplinary, reflecting CEPEO's broad research themes.
Papers contain a front page with 'highlights' and 'why this matters'.
2024
24-03: Measuring mathematical skills in early childhood: A systematic review of the psychometric properties of early maths assessments and screeners – Laura Outhwaite, Pirjo Aunio, Jaimie Ka Yu Leung and Jo Van Herwegen
24-02: Automation and employment over the technology life cycle: Evidence from European regions – Florencia Jaccoud, Fabien Petit, Tommaso Ciarli and Maria Savona
24-01: The employment impact of emerging digital technologies – Ekaterina Prytkova, Fabien Petit, Deyu Li, Sugat Chaturvedi and Tommaso Ciarli
2023
23-09: Modelling evidence-based practice in initial teacher training: causal effects on teachers' skills, knowledge and self-efficacy - Sam Sims, Harry Fletcher-Wood, Thomas Godfrey-Fassett, Peps Mccrea and Stefanie Meliss
23-08: Intergenerational educational mobility and the COVID-19 pandemic - Anna Adamecz-Volgyi, Yuyan Jiang, Nikki Shure and Gill Wyness
23-07: Experimental education research: rethinking why, how and when to use random assignment - Sam Sims, Jake Anders, Matthew Inglis, Hugues Lortie-Forgues, Ben Styles and Ben Weidmann
23-06: Welfare reform: Employment, mental health and intrahousehold insurance - Mike Brewer, Thang Dang and Emma Tominey
23-05: Using technology to get inside the black box of instructional coaching: a feasibility study - Sam Sims, Kate Forbes and Josh Goodrich.
23-04: First generation elite: the role of school networks - Sarah Cattan, Kjell Salvanes and Emma Tominey.
23-03: Are some school inspectors more lenient than others? – Christian Bokhove, Sam Sims and John Jerrim
23-02: Can Maths Apps Add Value to Learning? A Systematic Review - Laura Outhwaite, Erin Early, Christothea Herodotou and Jo Van Herwegen
23-01: How does testing young children influence educational attainment and well-being? - Colin Green, Ole Henning Nyhus and Kari Vea Salvanes
2022
22-08: Traditional and progressive orientations to teaching: new empirical evidence on an old debate – Sam Sims and John Jerrim
22-07: Understanding recent patterns in intergenerational social mobility: differences by gender, ethnicity, education, and their intersections - Lindsey Macmillan and Abigail McKnight
22-06: Mathematics Attainment Falls Behind Reading in the Early Primary School Years - Laura Outhwaite, Jake Anders and Jo Van Herwegen
22-05: Walking the line: Does crossing a high stakes exam threshold matter for labour market outcomes? - Oliver Anderson
22-04: The effect of financial incentives on the retention of shortage-subject teachers: evidence from England - Sam Sims and Asma Benhenda
22-03: Socio-economic inequality in young people’s financial capabilities - Jake Anders, John Jerrim and Lindsey Macmillan
22-02: Effective teacher professional development: new theory and a meta-analytic test - Sam Sims, Harry Fletcher-Wood, Alison O’Mara-Eves, Sarah Cottingham, Claire Stansfield, Josh Goodrich, Jo Van Herwegen and Jake Anders
22-01: Intergenerational wealth transmission and mobility in Great Britain: what components of wealth matter? - Paul Gregg and Ricky Kanabar
2021
21-11: Educational expectations of UK teenagers and the role of socio-economic status and economic preferences - Silvan Has, Jake Anders, John Jerrim and Nikki Shure.
21-10: The effect of embedding formative assesment on pupil attainment - Jake Anders, Francesca Foliano, Matt Bursnall, Richard Dorsett, Nathan Anders, Johnny Runge and Stefan Speckesser.
21-09: Making good on the ITT Market Review - Sam Sims.
21-08: Inequalities in young peoples’ educational experiences and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic - Jake Anders, Lindsey Macmillan, Patrick Sturgis and Gill Wyness.
21-07: Refugees and the Educational Attainment of Natives - Colin Green and Jon Marius Vaag Iversen.
21-06: Intergenerational wealth transmission in Great Britain - Ricky Kanabar and Paul Gregg.
21-05: Trends in Intergenerational Home Ownership and Wealth Transmission - Jo Blanden, Andrew Eyles and Stephen Machin.
21-04: A review and evaluation of secondary school accountability in England: Statistical strengths, weaknesses, and challenges for 'Progress 8' raised by COVID - Lucy Prior, John Jerrim, Dave Thomson and George Leckie.
21-03: First-in-their-family students at university: Can non-cognitive skills compensate for social origin? - Rebecca Edwards, Rachael Gibson, Colm Harmon & Stefanie Schurer.
21-02: Unequal Learning and Labour Market Losses in the Crisis: Consequences for Social Mobility - Lee Elliot Major, Andrew Eyles and Stephen Machin.
21-01: App-based support for parental self-efficacy in the first 1000 days: a randomised control trial - Laura Outhwaite.
2020
20-16: Quantifying 'promising trials bias' in randomized controlled trials in education - Sam Sims, Jake Anders, Matthew Inglis and Hugues Lortie-Forgues.
20-15: How did the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic affect teacher wellbeing? - Rebecca Allen, John Jerrim and Sam Sims.
20-14: Grade Expectations: How well can we predict future grades based on past performance? - Jake Anders, Catherine Dilnot, Lindsey Macmillan and Gill Wyness.
20-13: Driven to succeed? Teenagers’ drive, ambition and performance on high-stakes examinations - John Jerrim, Gill Wyness and Nikki Shure.
20-12: Unemployment: The Coming Storm, Who Gets Hit, Who Gets Hurt, and Policy Remedies - Jake Anders, Andy Dickerson, Paul Gregg and Lindsey Macmillan.
20-11: Intergenerational joblessness across Europe: the role of labour markets, education, and welfare generosity - Paul Gregg and Lindsey Macmillan.
20-10: Monetary and time investments in children’s education: how do they differ in workless households? - Silvan Häs, Jake Anders and Nikki Shure.
20-09: Conditioning: How background variables can influence PISA scores - Laura Zieger, John Jerrim, Jake Anders and Nikki Shure.
20-08: Mothers working during preschool years and child skills: does income compensate? - Cheti Nicoletti, Kjell Salvanes and Emma Tominey.
20-07: Minority Report: the impact of predicted grades on university admissions of disadvantaged groups - Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness.
20-06: Determinants of private school participation: all about the money? - Jake Anders, Francis Green, Morag Henderson and Golo Henseke.
20-05: Adolescent School Bullying Victimisation and Later Life Outcomes - Emma Gorman, Colm Harmon, Silvia Mendolia, Anita Staneva and Ian Walker.
20-04: Parental Inputs and Socio-Economic Gaps in Early Child Development – Lindsey Macmillan, Emma Tominey.
20-03: Stay a Little Longer? Teacher Turnover, Retention, and Quality in Disadvantaged Schools – Asma Benhena, Julien Grenet.
20-02: New evidence on teachers’ working hours in England. An empirical analysis of four datasets – Rebecca Allen, Asma Benhenda, John Jerrim, Sam Sims.
20-01: Matching in the Dark? Inequalities in student to degree match – Stuart Campbell, Lindsey Macmillan, Richard Murphy, Gill Wyness.