We often rely on FSM to measure disadvantage but what does it actually capture? We summarise our findings on how we can make the best of FSM until we have a better alternative to measure disadvantage. Thanks to @nuffieldfoundation.org

Read more in "How do free school meal registration practices differ across place and time?" by @kerriscooper.bsky.social and @drtammycampbell.bsky.social: epi.org.uk/publications...

Free-meal eligibility for families on Universal Credit should therefore be widened to all children in the early years - regardless of setting or hours attended.

Our new @nuffieldfoundation.org funded report on free school meals (FSM) and free early years meals (FEYM) reveals significant variation in whether nurseries across England provide free early years meals to children living in poverty. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Read the full report: epi.org.uk/publications...

The expansion in FSM eligibility is a positive step but without a national system of auto-enrolment disadvantaged children will continue to miss out on the meals they are entitled to. See our latest research out today 👇🏻 #freeschoolmeals #FSM

Exciting opportunity to work on this important report with the @suttontrust.bsky.social

For further evidence on the difference cash transfers make, see my systematic review with @kerriscooper.bsky.social for @jrf-uk.bsky.social www.jrf.org.uk/care/does-mo....

This is absolutely huge from the Scottish Parliament. Combined with the Scottish Child Payment it means a family with 3 children on Universal Credit will be *£7k* per year better off than if they lived in England. And we know that will make a massive difference www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

Check out our new report on networks of headteachers and schools👇

Why do we have free meals for early primary children but not for our pre-school children? We know nutrition in early years is vital for healthy development and we know under-fives face higher risk of food poverty - my piece in @schoolsweek.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/early-years-...

We need to talk about #foodpoverty in the #earlyyears - under-fives are more likely to face food poverty which is damaging for early development - see our new report on this important but neglected topic

Some really interesting analysis by Jenna Fowler using machine learning to predict FSM under-registration #freeschoolmeals

▶️Data suggests in local authorities on the map shaded in red, registration for FSM is lower than expected, compared to deprivation (IDACI) rates.

📝In a new blog, Jenna Fowler uses #MachineLearningmodels to explore factors predicting under-registration for #FreeSchoolMeals at the local authority-level. Read the full blog here: epi.org.uk/publications... Continue 👇

Click here 👇https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/what-has-free-school-meals-measured to read more about #FreeSchoolMeals research being done by @drtammycampbell.bsky.social and @kerriscooper.bsky.social

There is a strong association between deprivation and #obesity in children. For both reception and year 6 children in 2022/23, the prevalence of obesity in the most deprived areas was double the value in the least deprived areas. Find out more: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/obe...

Not quite back to 1937, but you can see the gradual decline over 60 years here from @jrf-uk.bsky.social's Guarantee our Essentials Full Report at www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...

🚨Blog: What do we know about teachers’ use of edtech? 📝Latest analysis by Dr Joana Cardim Dias and Helen McGlade explores current edtech usage in schools, impact on teacher workload, and efforts to support equitable and effective adoption Read more👇 epi.org.uk/publications...

Speaking at the launch paper for Unsung Britain, Abigail McKnight discusses the disproportionate burden of care borne by women. Just as women in low-to-middle income families are participating in the labour market more, might caring responsibilities reverse that trend? 👉 buff.ly/3Yycpj6

📝New report by EPI published today examines the impact of the national phonics screening check (PSC) on early reading development in primary schools across England Read the full report▶️ epi.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The living standards of low-to-middle income Britain changed significantly since the mid-1990s. After about a decade of significant growth, income growth has stagnated since the mid-2000s. Here are the key things you need to know ⬇️