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For our Grown Up? programme, we asked 14–24-year-olds how digital technology shapes their lives.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
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Child Poverty in the UK: Removing the two-child limit is important, but insufficient - Nuffield Foundation
The decisions to be announced at the despatch box on Wednesday will have profound...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Budget confirmed the speculation - Rachel Reeves has scrapped the two-child limit.
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
Our blog on child poverty considered the evidence supporting policy change. ⬇️
The further education sector is on the frontline of preparing learners for a rapidly shifting labour market. Our Director of Education shares his thoughts on what the findings from The Skills Imperative 2035 by @thenfer.bsky.social mean for FE, in @fenews.bsky.social
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The further education sector is on the frontline of preparing learners for a rapidly shifting labour market. Our Director of Education shares his thoughts on what the findings from The Skills Imperative 2035 by @thenfer.bsky.social mean for FE, in @fenews.bsky.social
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Read here: ow.ly/ktPp50Xxrz4
Technology is transforming the labour market in every sector & by 2035, up to three million jobs in low & mid skilled roles could be at risk. Against this backdrop, @thenfer.bsky.social has released the final report from its five-year project, The Skills Imperative 2035. Read more: ow.ly/WGZv50Xxnul
Preparing for the jobs of tomorrow - Nuffield Foundation
New NFER report identifies the six “essential employment skills” that are now vital for employability.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Technology is transforming the labour market in every sector & by 2035, up to three million jobs in low & mid skilled roles could be at risk. Against this backdrop, @thenfer.bsky.social has released the final report from its five-year project, The Skills Imperative 2035. Read more: ow.ly/WGZv50Xxnul
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
Child Poverty in the UK: Removing the two-child limit is important, but insufficient - Nuffield Foundation
The decisions to be announced at the despatch box on Wednesday will have profound...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Child poverty remains a persistent challenge in the UK. At Wednesday's Budget, attention will be on the Chancellor & whether she will scrap the two-child benefit limit. The Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social assesses the evidence for this necessary, but not sufficient, policy.
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
bit.ly/3XhNsHr
New gov stats show 10,800 teens in care are in supported accommodation, often with limited day-to-day adult involvement.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love of an adult
Lisa Harker of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, analyses figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New gov stats show 10,800 teens in care are in supported accommodation, often with limited day-to-day adult involvement.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
For @bigissue.com, @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social's @lisaharker.bsky.social builds on her feature for our Grown Up? programme and examines the impact of these living arrangements.
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New @resolutionfoundation.org @safety-nets.bsky.social report on the localisation of social security since 2013: Support delivered by local authorities isn't well understood but is an increasingly important part of the social security system: real spending on it is now 122 times higher than 2010-11
The localisation era • Resolution Foundation
This report is part of the project Safety Nets: social security for families in a devolved UK, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It examines the growth of localised social security in the UK from 201...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New @resolutionfoundation.org @safety-nets.bsky.social report on the localisation of social security since 2013: Support delivered by local authorities isn't well understood but is an increasingly important part of the social security system: real spending on it is now 122 times higher than 2010-11
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NEW: Labour inherited public services in crisis. Performance had fallen, investment had been cut + spending plans were undeliverable.
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
NEW: Labour inherited public services in crisis. Performance had fallen, investment had been cut + spending plans were undeliverable.
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
It's made some progress, providing stability and positive long-term plans. But it has been undermined by poor prep in opposition and lack of co-ordination in govt 🧵
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📣 Pleased to announce we've been awarded funding from @nuffieldfoundation.org together with @smfthinktank.bsky.social to carry out new research on school based nurseries.
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Room to Grow: School-based Nursery Places and the Disadvantage Gap - Nuffield Foundation
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November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📣 Pleased to announce we've been awarded funding from @nuffieldfoundation.org together with @smfthinktank.bsky.social to carry out new research on school based nurseries.
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/room...
www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/room...
🚨ICYMI: Have you seen our latest data commentary exploring how digital technologies are shaping young people's experiences of growing up?
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨ICYMI: Have you seen our latest data commentary exploring how digital technologies are shaping young people's experiences of growing up?
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Some mainstream schools in England have 6x as many pupils who need learning or behaviour support compared to those with the lowest rates. The findings come from new #NuffieldFunded research by @thenfer.bsky.social which explored the spread of pupils with special educational needs & disabilities.
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🆕 | Our new research, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, has highlighted the uneven distribution of pupils with SEND across mainstream schools in England, which is potentially leaving some schools under greater strain.
Find out more 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...
Find out more 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...
Stark inequalities in distribution of SEND pupils across England’s mainstream schools revealed in new NFER report
Our new analysis has highlighted the uneven distribution of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across mainstream schools in England, which is potentially leaving some school...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Some mainstream schools in England have 6x as many pupils who need learning or behaviour support compared to those with the lowest rates. The findings come from new #NuffieldFunded research by @thenfer.bsky.social which explored the spread of pupils with special educational needs & disabilities.
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What happens in our first five years shapes everything that follows. In the latest We Society podcast, the Foundation's @eleanorire.bsky.social joins host Will Hutton, President of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, to discuss why early childhood matters.
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What happens in our first five years shapes everything that follows. In the latest We Society podcast, the Foundation's @eleanorire.bsky.social joins host Will Hutton, President of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, to discuss why early childhood matters.
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
Listen here: bit.ly/43s5MkC
Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
“Economically inactive” working-age adults cost as much as £85bn a year. The Keep Britain Working Review provides a roadmap for tackling long-standing barriers to work for those with health conditions or disabilities. Our Chief Executive @gavin-kelly.bsky.social welcomes its evidence-led approach.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Economically inactive” working-age adults cost as much as £85bn a year. The Keep Britain Working Review provides a roadmap for tackling long-standing barriers to work for those with health conditions or disabilities. Our Chief Executive @gavin-kelly.bsky.social welcomes its evidence-led approach.
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Fantastic panel here tonight at our joint @britishacademy.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org event thinking about the role of philosophy in public life chaired by @leaypi.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fantastic panel here tonight at our joint @britishacademy.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org event thinking about the role of philosophy in public life chaired by @leaypi.bsky.social
How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
4.5 million children live in poverty in the UK, most in working families. In the latest We Society podcast, the Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social talks to Will Hutton, host & @acadsocsciences.bsky.social President, about why poverty persists & possible solutions. Listen here: bit.ly/4oe92bq
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
4.5 million children live in poverty in the UK, most in working families. In the latest We Society podcast, the Foundation's @amiddletonbeer.bsky.social talks to Will Hutton, host & @acadsocsciences.bsky.social President, about why poverty persists & possible solutions. Listen here: bit.ly/4oe92bq
🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
October 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
For our Grown Up? programme, we asked 14–24-year-olds how digital technology shapes their lives.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
October 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
For our Grown Up? programme, we asked 14–24-year-olds how digital technology shapes their lives.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
Delighted to see NELI, the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme, described as an ‘education silver bullet’ by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social in @schoolsweek.bsky.social. NELI is a programme for reception pupils in England who need extra support with speech & language development. bit.ly/47CEtq3
‘I dream the curriculum every night’: Becky Francis profile
Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise, and finding the balance between ‘firebrand’ and 'technocrat'
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October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Delighted to see NELI, the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme, described as an ‘education silver bullet’ by @beckyfrancis.bsky.social in @schoolsweek.bsky.social. NELI is a programme for reception pupils in England who need extra support with speech & language development. bit.ly/47CEtq3
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[NEW] How does the quality of local government services vary across the country – and what is driving performance?
The first instalment of our Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 with @nuffieldfoundation.org is out now🚨👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
The first instalment of our Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 with @nuffieldfoundation.org is out now🚨👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
[NEW] How does the quality of local government services vary across the country – and what is driving performance?
The first instalment of our Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 with @nuffieldfoundation.org is out now🚨👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
The first instalment of our Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 with @nuffieldfoundation.org is out now🚨👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
As the Autumn Budget looms, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a daunting fiscal balancing act. Today's Green Budget from @theifs.bsky.social adds its own expert contribution to the debate and includes a foreword from our Chief Executive @gavin-kelly.bsky.social.
Read it here: bit.ly/3WEZwSF
Read it here: bit.ly/3WEZwSF
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As the Autumn Budget looms, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a daunting fiscal balancing act. Today's Green Budget from @theifs.bsky.social adds its own expert contribution to the debate and includes a foreword from our Chief Executive @gavin-kelly.bsky.social.
Read it here: bit.ly/3WEZwSF
Read it here: bit.ly/3WEZwSF
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NEW: Rachel Reeves needs a plan for a better tax system, not a half-baked dash for revenue.
📗 Stuart Adam, Isaac Delestre and @helenmiller.bsky.social's new IFS Green Budget chapter examines the Chancellor’s options for tax increases: ifs.org.uk/publications...
📗 Stuart Adam, Isaac Delestre and @helenmiller.bsky.social's new IFS Green Budget chapter examines the Chancellor’s options for tax increases: ifs.org.uk/publications...
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW: Rachel Reeves needs a plan for a better tax system, not a half-baked dash for revenue.
📗 Stuart Adam, Isaac Delestre and @helenmiller.bsky.social's new IFS Green Budget chapter examines the Chancellor’s options for tax increases: ifs.org.uk/publications...
📗 Stuart Adam, Isaac Delestre and @helenmiller.bsky.social's new IFS Green Budget chapter examines the Chancellor’s options for tax increases: ifs.org.uk/publications...
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All Budgets are billed as important but this one is set to be especially challenging.
Pleased @nuffieldfoundation.org supports @theifs.bsky.social Green Budget which illuminates the key choices & trade-offs.
Here's the chapter on options for tax increases.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
Pleased @nuffieldfoundation.org supports @theifs.bsky.social Green Budget which illuminates the key choices & trade-offs.
Here's the chapter on options for tax increases.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
Options for tax increases | Institute for Fiscal Studies
If the Chancellor hopes to raise large sums from tax increases at the Budget, she should consider reforms that would make any increases less damaging.
ifs.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
All Budgets are billed as important but this one is set to be especially challenging.
Pleased @nuffieldfoundation.org supports @theifs.bsky.social Green Budget which illuminates the key choices & trade-offs.
Here's the chapter on options for tax increases.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
Pleased @nuffieldfoundation.org supports @theifs.bsky.social Green Budget which illuminates the key choices & trade-offs.
Here's the chapter on options for tax increases.
ifs.org.uk/publications...
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NEW: The share of children receiving disability support and the share on high-level special educational support have both doubled since 2016.
THREAD on @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape's IFS Green Budget chapter, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org:
THREAD on @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape's IFS Green Budget chapter, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org:
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
NEW: The share of children receiving disability support and the share on high-level special educational support have both doubled since 2016.
THREAD on @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape's IFS Green Budget chapter, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org:
THREAD on @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape's IFS Green Budget chapter, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org: