Events

Presenter: Dr Philip Noden (Department of Social Policy, LSE)

Chair: Dr Sonia Exley (Department of Social Policy, LSE)

The seminar will illustrate some of the opportunities and challenges of carrying out research within Ofsted. This will be illustrated through a discussion of completed research projects. These include, for example, an investigation of whether there was a relationship between school quality and the probability of imprisonment during early adulthood and a project focusing on pupil absence during inspections.

1-2:30pm

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Presenter: Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg (The University of Bath)

Chair: Professor Almudena Sevilla (Department of Social Policy, LSE

We investigate the relationship between parental working from home (WFH) and school absence in England following the COVID-19 pandemic. Using administrative data on school absence from local authorities between 2011 and 2023, we exploit variation in WFH potential – constructed from occupational data linked to the 2011 Census – in a difference-in-differences event study design. Contrary to recent claims by policymakers, we find that higher WFH potential leads to lower school absence rates. Areas with above-median WFH potential saw a reduction in overall absence by 0.3–0.35 percentage points (around 7%), with effects larger in secondary schools and driven almost entirely by decreases in unauthorised absences.

1-2:30pm

Attend in person- OLD 2.21

Or register to attend online here