SchoolDash

"Why do children and young people in smaller towns do better academically than those in larger towns?" The ONS investigates: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

"The average human spends at least one quarter of their life growing up." Could this be the secret of our success? aeon.co/essays/why-hav…

On the iconoclastic educational ideas of Kieran Egan: astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-re…

California's ongoing maths education debate: noahpinion.blog/p/refusing-to-…

The AI canon (ie, what you should read to get a handle on this stuff), from a16z: a16z.com/2023/05/25/ai-…

"Do children today have useful childhoods?" The case against systematised schooling: palladiummag.com/2023/06/06/sch…

Why are school absences at record high levels and what can we do about it? BBC Radio 4's The Briefing Room investigates: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… (29-min audio)

"Why are girls in single sex schools more likely to choose A-Level physics?" It might have more to do with high prior attainment than with singe-sex education per se: ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2023/07/why-ar…

The Global AI Index, from Tortoise Media: tortoisemedia.com/intelligence/g…

On the ONS's evolving measures of wellbeing: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

The ONS is "working towards more localised data on public sector spending": blog.ons.gov.uk/2023/06/29/dow…

Some GCSE subjects are (still) graded more severely than others: ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2023/06/revisi…

The ONS is taking a more sophisticated and flexible approach to compiling population statistics that reduces reliance on the 10-yearly census. Definitely a step in the right direction: blog.ons.gov.uk/2023/06/27/gro…

We’re looking forward to our session with @SchoolDash founder Timo Hannay tomorrow! Come along to learn how you can use publicly available data to understand schools in England. Book ➡️ buff.ly/43k5av0

Our founder, Timo Hannay, is hosting a @besatweet webinar tomorrow (Tue) from 11am BST on "Using publicly available data to understand schools in England" besa.org.uk/events/school-… Join us if you can!

"The longer-term impact of COVID-19 on pupil attainment and wellbeing." Our latest longitudinal study, with @HodderEd3to11, @TrentUni and @NuffieldFound: #20230622a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">schooldash.com/blog-2306.html… #ProudToPlayOurPart

This is a really fascinating piece of research on the effects of COVID on pupils. Well worth checking out. With thanks to colleagues from @NuffieldFound, @SchoolDash and @TrentUni

'It's not possible to rank schools on a simple one-dimensional list' - @SchoolDash founder, Timo Hannay and @Duncan_Baldwin schoolsweek.co.uk/we-need-to-be-…

"Should disadvantage be reduced to a single number?" We investigate the importance of looking beyond Pupil Premium: #20230622" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">schooldash.com/blog-2306.html…

"What’s behind the teacher workforce crisis? A look at current challenges and future solutions." Presentations and discussion from a recent event at the Nuffield Foundation: nuffieldfoundation.org/events/teacher…