The Nuffield Foundation, leading education researchers and a panel of policy and practice experts examined new evidence on how missed school is affecting young people
Overview
Today’s young people have spent considerably less time in school than in previous years. Following school closures for periods during the pandemic, illness and self-isolation led to further absence, and in 2022/23 more than one in five pupils were still persistently absent.
Understanding in detail how patterns of absence affect the development of skills, education attainment and employment is vital for designing effective education recovery interventions, improving school attendance and enabling an inclusive school environment.
At the end of an academic year that has seen then expansion of numerous initiatives from data dashboards to attendance hubs and debate about the home-school contract, the Nuffield Foundation convened researchers, policy makers and sector leaders to examine new evidence on how missed school is affecting young people, the implications for social mobility and the solutions that are most likely to be effective.
Recording
Presentation slides
Agenda
| Opening remarks | Dr Emily Tanner (chair), Programme Head, Nuffield Foundation |
| School attendance, education and labour market outcomes | Research presentation from Dr Markus Klein and Professor Edward Sosu, followed by audience questions |
| The impact of school closure on young people’s outcomes | Research presentation from Professor Steve Gibbons, followed by audience questions |
| Covid-19 and social mobility: life prospects in a post-pandemic world | Research presentation from Professor Lee Elliot Major, followed by audience questions |
| Implications for policy and practice | Panel and audience discussion with leading policy and practice experts:
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| Drinks & networking |
Speakers
- Location
- Nuffield Foundation and online via Teams
- 100 Saint John Street
- England
- EC1M 4EH
