Join us this week for the next instalment of the CEPEO seminar series. Dr David Blazar will share his research on the evaluation of a "Grow-Your-Own" teacher recruitment programme in Maryland.
🕒Thu 12th Mar, 3-4pm
📍Online or at B06, Drayton House, WC1H 0AX
Sign up:
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What explains whether the effects of education interventions persist or fade over time?
Larger initial effects ✅
Treatment fidelity/dosage ❌
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We're delighted to have Prof Felix Weinhardt giving the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar this Thursday!
He'll discuss biases introduced when randomising across schools/regions and what we can do about them!
🕕3-4pm Thur 5th Mar
📍Online or in-person (219, 26 Bedford Way)
Sign up: tinyurl.com/yanfx8j7
Did you struggle with early morning courses at university? 🥱
That may have affected your choices more than you imagined...
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Details and registration:
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Want to use the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset in your research?
Two CEPEO–ADR UK trainings this spring:
💻 Online Intro to LEO — 23–24 Mar 2026
🧑💻 Practical LEO workshop using R (London) — 20 Apr 2026
Learn how to access, build, and analyse linked education–earnings data.
A-Levels: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
Mismatch: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
5️⃣ Post-16 transitions
The target: 2/3 of young people in higher-level learning by age 25 🎓
Our research shows that disadvantaged students are less likely to take university-aligned courses and are more likely to be mismatched to their choice of university.
4️⃣ Teacher recruitment & retention
Plans to recruit 6,500 teachers are reaffirmed, plus improved maternity pay 👩🏫
We break down the challenges and feasibility of hitting this recruitment target, and what it means for addressing teacher shortages across England: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/0...
3️⃣ Early years & holistic support
Reforms emphasise earlier identification and coordination across education and health.
Our research with IFS is cited, showing how early support can improve outcomes.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
2️⃣ SEND reforms
The White Paper proposes major SEND reforms, with more funding for inclusive practice and specialists.
Our work estimates future SEND demand using early child development, health, and background indicators to help identify needs sooner.
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/1...
1️⃣ Tackling the disadvantage gap
The government aims to halve the disadvantage gap and use income data, not FSM eligibility, to target Pupil Premium funding.
We highlight why moving beyond blunt thresholds matters for targeting support and improving outcomes: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
The long-awaited Schools White Paper, “Every child achieving and thriving,” arrived yesterday with lots to digest.
At the UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities, we study how policy can reduce inequality and improve life chances.
Here are 5 takeaways from CEPEO 👇
📊 Interested in using Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data?
Join our CEPEO–ADR UK training this spring:
💻 Online (23–24 March)
🧑💻 In-person R workshop (20 April)
Find out more and sign up ⬇️
Online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
In person: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
🚨 We are hiring! 🚨
CEPEO is a really great place to work and you'll be contributing to 2 important projects.
This post-doc role involves engaging with practitioners and employers to ensure high-impact research!
For more info and to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...
And if that's not enough, we have an IN PERSON workshop (using R) to provide new users with practical insight into the content of LEO and how it can be used to address interesting and policy-relevant research questions
20th April from 10:30am to 4:30pm GMT+1
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🤓 CEPEO course alert
The @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team of data experts is running two more admin training courses in March and April!
First, we have an online course to learn more about the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset
23 March at 9:30am GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
🚨 We are hiring! 🚨
CEPEO is a really great place to work and you'll be contributing to 2 important projects.
This post-doc role involves engaging with practitioners and employers to ensure high-impact research!
For more info and to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...
🎓🎓 Don't miss our second seminar of 2026 tomorrow 🎓🎓
Christine from IFS will be telling us about the impacts of early-childhood programme Sure Start
There's still time to sign up to join online: tinyurl.com/yanfx8j7
And if that's not enough, we have an IN PERSON workshop (using R) to provide new users with practical insight into the content of LEO and how it can be used to address interesting and policy-relevant research questions
20th April from 10:30am to 4:30pm GMT+1
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🤓 CEPEO course alert
The @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team of data experts is running two more admin training courses in March and April!
First, we have an online course to learn more about the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset
23 March at 9:30am GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
We're delighted to have @ckfarquharson.bsky.social giving the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar next week!
She'll be talking about her work estimating the impact of Sure Start on education, health and more.
🕕3-4pm Thurs 5th Feb
📍Online or in-person (541, 20 Bedford Way)
Sign up: tinyurl.com/yanfx8j7
I contributed a chapter co-authored with @carlcullinane.bsky.social & @beckymontacute.bsky.social and drawing on the work of the whole cosmostudy.uk team @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social & @suttontrust.bsky.social summarising our findings on the unequal impacts of the pandemic.
Don't forget our @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar series kicks off at 3pm today!
And second, we have an IN PERSON computer workshop to provide new users with practical insight into the content of the National Pupil Database and how it can be used to address interesting and policy-relevant research questions
Feb 25 from 10:30am to 4:30pm GMT
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🤓The @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team of data experts is running two admin training courses in February!
First, we have an online course for those who wish to learn more about the National Pupil Database
Feb 10 and Feb 11 at 9.30am GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
Great event on regional inequalities and the NEET challenge hosted by @smfthinktank.bsky.social with Alan Milburn and lots of other great speakers, including one of our fantastic Sutton Trust alums!
❄️Our winter seminar series kicks off next week, with the excellent @hettieburn.bsky.social ❄️
She will be talking about her work on play based learning in early childhood
3pm on Thursday 22nd January
sign up below:
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#winterofnewcontent
credit to @opmc1.bsky.social for that one...
🎟️Book your place!
We are so proud that our director @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social is giving her inaugural lecture
Come and hear about all her amazing work over the last 20 years to improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people
🔜12 March
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