Children with strong maths skills at age 10 earn significantly more in their 30s

Understand this issue

Should the government levy VAT on private school fees?

explainer

Labour have proposed levying VAT at the main rate of 20% on private school fees. Paul Johnson lays out the facts in 90 seconds.

9 November 2023

Behind the numbers: reassessing investment in skills and training

comment

"There are concrete steps, such as reforming the Apprenticeship Levy, that the government should take to improve the existing skills system."

12 October 2023

Schools and segregation: a comparison of Scotland and England

comment

We study how the different ways pupils are assigned to schools in England and Scotland relate to income segregation in schools and neighbourhoods.

10 October 2023

Policy analysis

Annual report on education spending in England: 2023

report

Our sixth annual report on education spending shows changes over time across different stages of education, as well as geographic differences.

11 December 2023

Schools serving disadvantaged children have faced the biggest funding cuts

press release

Our annual education spending report finds that rising costs are placing increasing pressure on all areas of education.

11 December 2023

Socio-economic inequality in Scottish education

report

We examine how less affluent students perform compared with their more affluent peers in PISA tests, ahead of the new data release in December 2023.

16 November 2023

Academic research

The effect of reducing welfare access on employment, health, and children's long-run outcomes

working paper

We find substantial and heterogeneous employment responses that increased average income despite reduced transfers.

30 October 2023

The effects of pension reforms on physician labour supply: Evidence from the English NHS

working paper

We examine labour supply responses of senior doctors following a pension reform that moved NHS staff from a final salary to career average pension.

29 September 2023

Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers

working paper

We highlight the importance of social skills as a driver for wage growth for UK workers few educational qualifications.

19 September 2023