Category Archives: Media Release

High-stakes exams can provide measures of student quality that may be imprecise and damaging to individuals and the economy in the long-term, as they do not take into account many of the factors unrelated to knowledge, skill, or cognitive ability – such as pollution - which can impact student performance, according to a new report by the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), published by think tank the Social Market Foundation (SMF).

New research released today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think-tank, in partnership with Adecco Group UK & Ireland, has highlighted the potential impact on the UK labour market should employers face restrictions on the recruitment of EU workers as a consequence of leaving the EU.

SMF Director Emran Mian responds to the government’s new Higher Education white paper, Success as a Knowledge Economy.

New research from the Social Market Foundation, in partnership with Adecco Group UK & Ireland, has revealed UK employers’ heavy reliance on employees from the EU.

In a new paper Sir Anthony Seldon argues that teaching at university level is not consistently good enoughand sets out an original plan to improve teaching in British universities without excessive bureaucracy or compromising individual and original teaching styles.

New research from the Social Market Foundation’s Commission on Inequality in Education has found that poorer pupils are more likely to be affected by four teaching factors which contribute to worse educational outcomes.

A new paper produced by the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in a Global Economy reviews the literature on the implications of EU membership for the UK and warns of a risk of a 2.2% fall in UK GDP if single market membership is lost.

A new Social Market Foundation (SMF) report, Fixing Family Finances, examines the problem of financial capability in Great Britain at a household level and assesses whether social and family ties can be used to reduce the impact of individuals’ low financial capability.

New report urges Government to establish Office for Patient Outcomes