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Nursery World give coverage to the  Foundation Phase report, which can be found below. https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1151756/play-based-foundation-phase-improving-outcomes

The release of the WISERD Education’s report to HEFCW – Access to Higher Education in Wales received widespread media coverage.   The Times Higher Education –https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-access-wales-depends-school-attended-study-finds BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hk3 Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/school-pupils-chances-getting-university-10121310?service=responsive Research Professional – http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/141953-catchment-22-school-and-local-authority-impact-university-chances

How does attention to the Third Sector in Parties’ 2015 Westminster Election Manifestos compare to previous post-war ballots? Compared to issues like the economy, employment, education and health, the voluntary (or “third”) sector is not a topic that is likely to swing the results of a general election. That said, party pledges on the third…

Professor W. John Morgan is a newly appointed Honorary Professor in the School of Social Sciences and will be associated with WISERD.  John is currently professor and UNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education, and Senior Fellow, the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham. He was Chair of the Board of the United Kingdom…

Dr Alex Hillman discussed dementia and her work on the IDEAL project as part of the sciSCREEN event on BBC Radio Wales’ ‘Good Morning Wales’

Welsh Government have published the final report of a three-year independent evaluation of the Foundation Phase, undertaken by researchers from the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD); led by Professor Chris Taylor. The report received substantial local media coverage, which can be found by following the links below. Wales Online…

The Welsh Government’s flagship Foundation Phase has led to overall improvements in pupil’s educational achievements, their well being and their engagement in learning according to  new research published today. The findings follow a three year programme of independent evaluation, commissioned by the Welsh Government and undertaken by researchers at Cardiff University and the Wales Institute…

In recent years the political, economic and social climate in which volunteering by older adults occurs has changed significantly, with the onset of an economic downturn, concern about pensions, a change in the public policy context for volunteering following a change of government, and the abolition of default retirement age. The notion of ‘unretirement’ is…

Dr Sioned Pearce was interviewed by the BBC’s Steffan Messenger regarding Young People and Politics, the interview can be accessed below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31824693

WISERD Co-Director Professor David Blackaby has spoken to BBC Wales ahead of the election, specifically about how the £8.9bn benefits budget is spent in Wales. A link to the full article can be found below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-wales-32551129