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PISA 2018 suggests gender gaps in reading are closing. But I am not celebrating
Francesca Borgonovi. Results from PISA 2018 reveal a persistent gender gap in favour of 15-year-old girls in reading. On average, across 35 OECD countries with comparable data, this gap was 39 points in 2009 but ‘only’ 30 points in 2018 –…
Our young people deserve to have citizenship education teachers who are properly trained if we are to close the class gap in political awareness
Hans Svennevig and Sera Shortland. “I want to grow up in a country where the people are more powerful than the government.” This statement was made by 16-year-old Harry in a speech he gave during MP6, a political speaking competition…
How can we create a 'socially just' school system?
IOE Events. For some time, political rhetoric has focused on social mobility and the need to enable individuals to ‘fulfil their potential’ regardless of their background. But now social justice seems to have taken over as the new underpinning principle for public policy. The problem…
Will adult learning keep its sharp focus on employment and qualifications or can it become an ‘inseparable aspect of citizenship’?
Jay Derrick. Exactly 100 years ago, it was argued in the 1919 Report, published by the Government Ministry for Reconstruction after World War 1, that Adult Education was essential for a confident, fair and democratic society. Its central recommendation was:…
Voter turnout: how the education system widens the social class gap
Jan Germen Janmaat and Bryony Hoskins. The low turnout of young people in elections is a persistent problem in many Western democracies. In the UK, turnout among 18 to 24-year-olds in the last two general elections was almost half of that of…
When students' attainment is mismatched with their university course, life chances are affected
Gill Wyness and Lindsey Macmillan. Higher education has long been thought of as a tool to equalise opportunities, with governments around the world spending billions per year on encouraging disadvantaged students into university through financial aid and other widening participation…
‘PISA has shifted from being a measure to a target, and in so doing it has lost its value’
Paul Morris. A recent IOE Blog asks whether England should continue its involvement with the triennial PISA tests and concludes that we should, as it provides a wealth of unexplored data for analysis. The question is timely as the outcomes…
Is England’s PISA 2018 data reliable?
Lots of schools declined to take part. Has that affected the results?
Nine key findings from PISA 2018
With important conclusions on reading and maths ability, life satisfaction and growth mindsets
Five things to remember when the PISA 2018 results are released
Important points to bear in mind, from PISA expert John Jerrim
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