News & Events
Welcoming Baz Ramaiah to the CfEY team!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Baz Ramaiah will be joining The Centre for Education and Youth in November. Baz will be joining our policy strand, helping to ensure we maximise our impact across the education system. On joining CfEY, Baz said: “I first met the CFEY team back in 2017 and was blown…
Blog
Reflections on vocabulary teaching for the launch of Bridging the Word Gap
Writing “Bridging the Word Gap at Transition: The Oxford Language Report 2020”, I couldn’t help reflecting back on my own time in the classroom and what I did (or didn’t do) to support my pupils’ vocabulary. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure it required improvement. As a teacher, I did regular key word tests and awarded merit…
Report
Bridging the Word Gap at Transition
87% of teachers are concerned that increasing academic requirements at transition from primary to secondary school highlight pupils’ difficulties with vocabulary, according to our new report for Oxford University Press. Meanwhile 92% of teachers believe that this ‘word gap’ – where children have a vocabulary below age-related expectations – has widened further following school closures…
Blog
You can’t love what you don’t know: reflections on curriculum training
By Hardip Begol, Non-Executive Director at CfEY and CEO of Woodard Academies Trust One of the many pleasures of returning to the education sector from my former role within the DfE is seeing how certain issues have progressed. I worked on the curriculum reforms between 2012 and 2014, and I’m heartened to see the increased…
News & Events
Dr Sam Baars gives evidence to the Education Select Committee inquiry
This week, Dr. Sam Baars, Director of Research and Operations at The Centre for Education and Youth, gave evidence to the Education Select Committee as part of its inquiry into ‘left behind’ white working-class pupils, alongside Professor Becky Francis and Mary Curnock-Cook. You can watch a summary video here. Sam discussed a wide range of important points, including:…
Blog
How I designed and introduced CfEY’s new work experience programme
When it’s done well, work experience can help young people pursue their career goals. Work experience offers an important opportunity for young people to form and test ideas about possible pathways, learn about different roles, and develop work-relevant skills and habits. However, our research with Workfinder found that too often students have to arrange their…
Podcast
How does embedding #essentialskills development into learning support outcomes for young people as they move towards employment? Read more in @TheCFEY and @Skills_Builder's report here:
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