Research & Evaluation Manager passionate about improving educational equality. UCL MSci Psychology graduate.
Joined April 2017
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š¢ New blog post!
As we develop new implementation and process evaluation guidance, Professor @billybwong and @LydiaFlet_Res from the @UniofReading explore how it reveals the process of change, not just outcomes.
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22 Apr 2024
School finances are under pressure.
Senior leaders are having to make cuts to essential staff and activities.
Nearly half are using funding meant for disadvantaged pupils to plug gaps in their general budgets.
Read a breakdown of our new research ā¤µļø
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9 Apr 2024
NEW: Sure Start, Englandās first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged childrenās GCSE results.
Read @nridpathecon @Sarah_Cattan @carneiro_econās report, funded by @NuffieldFound: ifs.org.uk/publications/shorā¦
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8 Apr 2024
Senior Labour figures call for ālife-transformingā Sure Start policy theguardian.com/education/20ā¦
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22 Feb 2024
šØ NEW: Our briefing on the attainment gap warns that inequalities in education are a ticking time bomb for social mobility.
With the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers widening considerably post pandemic, a renewed focus on closing it is urgently needed š§µā¤µļø
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29 Nov 2023
New Post: The new wave of Access and Participation Plans ā a reflection on the last 12 months buff.ly/3T0UW0o
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šØ HE professionals in England!
Responsible for fair access and student outcomes? We want your insights š
āļøTake part in a short survey on barriers in developing Type 3 evidence as part of our new project with @BrilliantCluband @Cambridge_Uni
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NEW on Wonkhe: The sector is facing a crisis in data skills wonkhe.com/blogs/the-crisis-ā¦
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13 Nov 2023
Last week on Wonkhe: Which evaluation measures should providers pick to boost access and participation? wonkhe.com/blogs/which-evaluā¦
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š Exciting Update:
We've just released a new report on piloting methods for developing better evidence on student support.
Dive into the findings, lessons learned about the evaluation methods and our recommendations for the sector š”
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23 Jun 2021
The skills imperative 2035: Essential skills for tomorrowās workforce ā Ā£2.5 million
@TheNFER is leading a strategic research partnership which will identify the essential employment skills people will need for work by 2035.
nuffieldfoundation.org/projeā¦
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We are delighted to announce that we will be leading a new five-year research programme, funded by the @nuffieldfound, projecting the demand and supply of essential employment skills up until the year 2035.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/2SgSYfq #ukedchat
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Lydia Fletcher retweeted
29 Jan 2021
NEW: EEF publishes interim findings from @TheNFER research into the impact of Covid-19 partial school closures - finds āsignificantly lower achievementā, with ālarge and concerning gapā for disadvantaged pupils.
Read more here: eef.li/wGZIa6
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Today, @EducEndowFoundn and NFER have published new interim findings which look at the extent to which KS1 pupilsā attainment in reading and maths were impacted by the first national #Covid19 lockdown, particularly the effect on disadvantaged pupils.
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Today we've published a new report in our 'Schools responses to #Covid19' series focusing on the pandemicās impact on pupils, teachers, schools & communities, and schoolsā plans & concerns ahead of reopening to all year groups this month @NuffieldFound
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Lydia Fletcher retweeted
13 Dec 2019
Attainment gap at Key Stage 2
DfE data published today shows that, in 2019, 51% of disadvantaged pupils reached the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths compared to 71% of all other pupils - that 20pp gap is unchanged for last 3 years: bit.ly/38AIKtS
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The PISA results are out! The focus this year was on reading, Around 600,000 pupils from 79 countries across the world took part in #PISA2018.
Read the reports from England, Wales and Northern Ireland here: bit.ly/2P6hZEG
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Ahead of the #PISA2018 results launching tomorrow, @juliecmcculloch, Director of Policy at @ASCL_UK, has written a blog for NFER looking at the schools perspective of the latest 'PISA eruption' bit.ly/2DDJ2lf
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Lydia Fletcher retweeted
28 Nov 2019
Interested in understanding how the Pupil Premium can be used to make a real difference to pupil outcomes? Then have a read of the EEF's Pupil Premium guide: eef.li/PupilPremium
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Todayās teacher training stats reinforce that tackling the teacher supply challenge will need to be a top priority for the next Government. @worth_jack looks at what the three main political parties are offering on teacher recruitment & retention: bit.ly/2qSX2ow #GE2019
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