In this report, we examine how the learning experiences of English school children evolved over the course of the first 12 months of disruption, from the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020 until the end of the second period of school closures in March 2021.

This briefing note provides an update on school spending trends over time, covering the most recent sets of data, forecasts and policy announcements.

Presentation on 'Inequalities in education, skills, and incomes: Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic,' for the EEA-ESEM Invited Session “Inequality Was Bad – Will the Pandemic Make it Worse?”.

In this note, we analyse how participation in and spending on 16–18 education have evolved over recent years.

Over the last two decades, Sure Start Children’s Centres (and their predecessors, Sure Start Local Programmes) have been one of the most important policy programmes in the early years in England. These centres operate as ‘one-stop shops’ for families with children under 5, bringing together a range of support including health services, parenting support programmes, and access to childcare and early education.