CfEY has been delighted to support our wonderful founder and ex-CEO Loic Menzies with a new IPPR evidence review on tensions in our school system, supported by Big Change and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Balancing Act sought to answer three connected questions:
- How can school systems fairly and effectively assess young people’s learning, recognise achievement beyond exams, and drive better school standards?
- What are the likely impacts and potential trade-offs involved in broadening the curriculum beyond just academic subjects for young people?
- What are the most effective ways school systems can support and improve young people’s wellbeing?
Each of the three chapters offers some suggested ways forward for policy and research, carefully navigating the tensions and trade-offs in an often too-heated debate.
