IOE in the media

Professor Geoff Bird (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) said: "the idea that we can suddenly find the causes [of autism] by September is unrealistic".

“We observe clear trends of increasing mental ill health… We don’t know exactly the reasons, but there are some clear candidates,” said Dr Darío Moreno-Agostino (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on increasing rates of poor mental health.

Pupils in English secondary schools have some of the lowest school engagement rates around the world, with rates dropping amongst the fastest following the pandemic, reports Professor John Jerrim (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).

Professor Becky Francis (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) is leading a review of the national curriculum, focusing on areas including equity in attainment, the need for digital literacy, vocational qualification clarification, and concerns the volume of 16-19 exams.

Nearly one in seven UK workers experienced some form of workplace abuse over the last year, with women and LGBTQ+ workers at the most risk, finds a report led by Professor Francis Green (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).

“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”.

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.

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.

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.