Deaton Review: Are the inequalities seen today a sign of a broken system?
Today (14 May) the IFS formally launches the most comprehensive scientific analysis of inequalities yet attempted. In a review chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir…
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Break time cuts could be harming children’s development
School break times are as much as an hour shorter than they were two decades ago meaning children are missing out on valuable opportunities to…
Parental choice of school is not the answer to social integration
Parental choice of school is associated with higher levels of segregation among school children from different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, according to a new Nuffield-funded…
Nuffield Foundation appoints Board and Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
The Nuffield Foundation has appointed Lisa Harker as Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO), a new organisation which aims to improve the…
Azeem Azhar appointed to the board of Ada Lovelace Institute
The Nuffield Foundation has appointed technology entrepreneur, investor and adviser Azeem Azhar to the board of the Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research and deliberative…
Students with #MathsAnxiety perform worse than their true maths ability
Three-quarters (77%) of children with high maths anxiety are normal to high achievers on curriculum maths tests, according to Nuffield-funded research from the Centre for…
Nuffield Foundation become the 100th funder to sign up to 360Giving
We are delighted to become the 100th funder to sign up to 360Giving. 360Giving supports UK grantmakers to publish information on who, where and what…
Attending grammar school may have little effect on children’s well-being
Children report similar levels of wellbeing and school satisfaction regardless of whether they live in a selective education area – and may or may not…
The economic impact of #Brexit will leave less money for vital public services, according to new report
The effective delivery of a range of vital public services is likely to decline after Brexit, according to a new report from the London School…
Nuffield Early Language Intervention included in the Early Intervention Foundation guidebook
The Nuffield Early Lanaguage Intervention has been awarded a 3+ evidence rating in an upated version of the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) Guidebook. The EIF…