Commentary

Commentary 6 November 2024

More data and earlier focus key to tackling post-16 tertiary education inequalities

The creation of Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, represents a step change in the organisation of post-16 education and training in Wales....

Commentary 5 November 2024

Widening participation and transforming lives: What works?

The wicked problem of widening participation. Despite years of increasing and widening participation strategies, there is evidence of widening inequality gaps and growing divergences in...

Commentary 4 November 2024

Equity in Tertiary Education in Wales – an adult perspective

Understanding inequity in tertiary education. Here, Joshua Miles, of the Learning and Work Institute, gives his perspective on the data analysis undertaken by ADR Wales...

Commentary 25 October 2024

Tackling inequity in tertiary education

Responding to WCPP’s latest publications on Understanding Inequity in Tertiary Education, in a series of thinkpieces, leading education experts have called for action to...

Commentary 7 October 2024

Understanding impact across the UK’s What Works Network

All What Works Centres (WWCs) aim to have impact by getting evidence into policy and/or practice. However, because every Centre has different aims, practices,...

Commentary 10 September 2024

Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out five insights gained by the Wales Centre for Public Policy from its exploration of how to prevent and tackle poverty stigma,...

Commentary 4 September 2024

Shining a light on poverty stigma

The devastating impact of the stigma of poverty has been long established. It is known to worsen people’s mental health, leads to people not...

Commentary 14 August 2024

‘Framing’ not blaming

I’ll never forget one mum’s comment on the Early Years support she had received – ‘You make me feel rich.’ It’s the kind...