Children and young people
Blog
How can charities better support fathers?
By Anne Kazimirski.
On 21 June 2016.
Legislation and cultural norms are still keeping the UK and its families from the full benefits of fathers' parental involvement.
Resources
Tackling child abuse in Scotland: A guide for funders
On 23 May 2016.
This report maps the landscape of the issue, and helps funders understand the many different charities and approaches that they could support.
Resources
Freeing-up education analysis: Using government data
On 16 May 2016.
Making the case for the development of an Education Impact Data Lab (EIDL) to measure impact, based on the precedent of the Justice Data Lab.
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School rules: Charities and the changing education sector
By Shona Curvers.
On 29 April 2016.
Shona Curvers considers the role charities can play in supporting schools, and the challenges and opportunities they face.
Resources
School report: How can charities work best in the school system?
On 27 April 2016.
This discussion paper explores the role of charities and philanthropists in England's education system.
Blog
Education, education, education
By Dawn Plimmer.
On 15 April 2015.
Whoever wins the election, school-funding will be under pressure. Effective philanthropy in education is more important than ever
Blog
GCSE results impact on young people’s aspirations
By Laura Finch.
On 23 August 2013.
With top grades dropping for the second year in a row and a lower proportion of those achieving grades A*-C, I wondered, what’s causing the decline?
Blog
Climbing the league
By Laura Finch.
On 11 April 2013.
New research by Ipsos MORI for UNICEF UK has ranked the well-being of children in the UK in 16th place out of 29 developed countries.
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Understanding the links between well-being and progress at school
By Catherine Boulton.
On 1 March 2013.
How do different dimensions of well-being impact later educational outcomes? DoE research starts to answer this and has the data to prove it.