children with moderate levels of 'special educational needs' in England. We show that the decentralized design of the policy … generates significant variations in access to remediation resources across children with similar prior levels of difficulty … ineffective for 'treated' children. In the second part of our analysis, we use demographic variation within schools to consider …

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of children going to school in England who do not speak …

in higher education. We investigate students' knowledge and their receptiveness to information campaigns about the costs … financial barriers to university participation, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds …

'University Technical Colleges' (UTCs) in 2010 for students aged 14 to 18. 49 UTCs have been created since then. We use a spatial …-standard transition age of 14, UTCs dramatically reduce their academic achievement on national exams at age 16. However, for students who …. They also improve achievement in STEM qualifications, and enrolment in apprenticeships. By age 19, UTC students are less …

Improving the educational attainment of disadvantaged students in urban schools is a priority for policy worldwide, but …

expenditure, with higher effects for students who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds …

impact has been in more disadvantaged schools and on the performance of middle and high ability students within these schools … resources can matter for children in the poorest secondary schools, particularly when building on a solid educational or ability … background. However, small changes in resources have little or no effect on the "hard to reach" children who have not achieved a …