IOE in the media

“There is social selection into older motherhood,” said Professor Alice Goisis (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on women who are having fewer babies when they’re younger and more when their older, and why the pattern is most pronounced amongst wealthier groups.

Public bodies should collect distinct data on both sex and gender identity to ensure accuracy and clarity of nationally held data, concludes a UK Government-commissioned report led by Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Social Research Institute).

Professor Tatiana Fumasoli (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) said that the “very nice UK model of individual feedback and small group teaching…will probably need to be reassessed”.

The Covid social mobility and opportunity study, led by Dr Jake Anders (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies) found that access to a device during lockdowns was crucial for children’s ability to continue schooling.

Dr Saul Justin Newman (IOE UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) won the Ig Nobel award for his discovery that some people with the longest lives hailed from places with poor recordkeeping.

Professor Gill Wyness (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) said that projections for the cost of higher education passing £10,000 could have “some emotional resonance” but there have been “much bigger fee increases which didn’t seem to have much impact on participation.”

Dr Joseph Mintz (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) emphasizes the importance of private school initiatives founded to better meet the special needs of certain children with learning disorders.

Professor Jessica Ringrose (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) called for "high-quality" relationship and sex education classes in school. She said: "It's often the most poorly resourced subject area".

Recent data shows boys in years 5 and 9 in England have scored significantly higher than girls in maths and science compared with 2019, report Professor Mary Richardson and Dr Jennie Golding (both IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).

Inspire Learning Teaching School Hub’s Lead Provider, IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, was awarded ‘Outstanding’ in both the quality of professional development and training and leadership and management during the Ofsted inspection.

Ethnic minority graduates from a low socio-economic background are 45% less likely to be offered entry-level professional roles compared to more advantaged White applicants, finds a new report led by Professor Lindsey Macmillan (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).

Over 150 education and environment experts, led by UCL academics, have signed an open letter to Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, calling for sustainability education to be a keystone of the Curriculum Assessment Review (CAR).

“This method can harden vegetable oils to give them a butter-like consistency, making them suitable for spreads, while avoiding the health risks associated with trans fats,” said Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on spreads made by interesterification.

“Some research indicates that regular, moderate cheese consumption could support bone strength in post-menopausal women and elderly individuals,” said Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on the health benefits of cheese.

Conversations about parental duties continue to be led by mothers, even if both parents earn the same amount of money, finds a new study by Dr Clare Stovell (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).