IOE in the media

“Every year abuse at work is far too common, especially in the public sector. Sexual harassment is endured most by women and by LGBTQ+ workers,” said Professor Francis Green (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on why more diverse groups are unionising.

“Our work shows that clean air policy is smart policy. It protects health, saves money, and enhances quality of life - making the case for clean air initiatives stronger than ever,” said Dr Habtamu Beshir (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on London’s low emission zones.

“The survey is so long and complicated that one wonders whether it was deliberately constructed to deter responses,” said Professor Frank Coffield (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on Ofsted-mandated educator questionnaires.

“They have a great deal of skin in the game, because if they don’t deliver on results they go out of business spectacularly, in a way that state schools generally don’t,” said Professor Sandra Leaton Gray (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) on private schools.

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”.

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.”