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The education system consistently fails society’s poorest children and requires thorough reform, finds a new UCL Policy Lab report authored by former Department for Education Permanent Secretary Jonathan Slater.

Professor Alice Bradbury (UCL Institute of Education) argues that the government’s new target to see 90% of Year 1 pupils pass the phonics screening is going to be difficult to achieve. In an article for The Conversation, she highlights multiple factors that impact pass rates.

Professor Alice Sullivan is one of six researchers shortlisted for the 2025 John Maddox Prize.

The National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) welcomes the recommendations in the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the Government’s renewed commitment to primary language learning.

Six academics from the UCL Institute of Education have been appointed to REF Expert Panels, as announced by Research England today.

1 October marks the start of Black History Month in the UK. Discover how the UCL Institute of Education is marking this year's theme of “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”.

“There are so many health properties of coffee, as outlined in many studies, including one published in the Advanced Food and Nutrition Research journal,” said Alex Ruani (UCL Institute of Education) on the benefits of drinking coffee.

"They're experts, they know what they're looking for, but at the end of the day, it does come down to some kind of individual judgement," said. Professor John Jerrim (UCL Social Research Institute) on how the seniority of Ofsted inspectors can impact the result of inspections.

“What we should be talking about is not societal collapse, but actually the collapse of capitalism. Society tends to step in when these collapses happen,” said Dr Rhiannon Firth (UCL Institute of Education) on people’s responses to modern-day disasters.

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Emily Macleod (UCL Institute of Education) argues that teaching needs to again become a respected and long-term career option for young people in order to drive higher recruitment and retention numbers.

Cop30 is a timely reminder that climate change must be taught in schools both in the UK and worldwide, writes Professor Nicola Walshe (UCL Institute of Education) in The Conversation with colleagues.

Following Labour's pledge to recruit new teachers, Dr Sam Sims (UCL Institute of Education) outlines ways to improve recruitment and retention in response to a new Ambition Institute report on how teachers and non-teachers decide whether to enter the profession.