Research and analysis

Economic benefits of effective reception classes

Report looking at the association between progress in maths and English during the reception year, and earnings in later life.

From:
Department for Education
Published
26 January 2023

Applies to England

Documents

Economic benefits of effective reception classes in England

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-421-6, RR1310

PDF, 335 KB, 25 pages

Details

This report estimates the effect of:

  • progress in reception on later GCSE attainment at age 16, using Durham University’s research
  • improved GCSE performance on earnings, based on a predictive model developed by the Department for Education

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Published 26 January 2023

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