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Welsh pupils should leave school as young adults prepared for living and working in Wales, or in other parts of the world. The WISERD Education project has given us the opportunity to ask pupils about their hopes and expectations for their futures, including, but not limited to, careers. These questions were varied and focussed on…

Recently, the Welsh government has committed to raising standards of literacy and numeracy amongst pupils in schools across Wales by developing the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF). The LNF was developed with the intention of enabling pupils to “develop excellent literacy and numeracy skills during their time in school.” Literacy and numeracy are essential skills in…

Professor Sally Power’s research on the Assisted Places Scheme featured in an article by The Times, which can be seen here.

Further coverage of Professor Chris Taylor’s analysis from Millennium Cohort Study in Western Mail, linked below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-poorest-children-much-less-6199189

Professor Sally Power uncovers the benefits for those from less advantaged homes attending independent schools. WISERD research has revealed that beneficiaries of the Assisted Places scheme, which provided a means-tested education at independent schools for young people from less advantaged homes until 1997, continue to reap the benefits from their private education. The research, funded…

The second podcast of the WISERD Research Podcast Series is now online:  Professor Sally Power discusses developments in WISERDEducation. As the anniversary of WISERDEducation approaches, Professor Sally Power looks back on the work of the past twelve months and gives an insight into the key developments taking place in the future. WISERDEducation is a one million pound investment to…

Professor Chris Taylor has uncovered evidence that children at age seven in Wales do not do as well as their contemporaries in England when it comes to literacy. Professor Taylor has found that whilst children in England and Wales score equally in assessments on their numeracy and non-verbal reasoning, the gap in literacy levels between…

Front page news! Lead story in the Western Mail on the annual report to Welsh Government as part of the Evaluation of the Foundation Phase. The online copy of the lead article can be viewed below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/foundation-phase-report-deals-blow-5376601

Following a FOI, research from Professor Gareth Rees and Professor Chris Taylor featured in The Observer regarding an Inclusive Higher Education System. The Guardian article can be accessed by following the link below. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jun/16/accesstouniversity-private-schools

Delegates join distinguished keynote speakers for special Census debate   A unique opportunity to discuss the Census will take place at the Annual Conference for the Wales Institute for Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD). Now in its fourth year, the WISERD Annual Conference is Wales’ largest social science conference; bringing practitioners, policy…