Posts in Education

When children's worlds are small: Why access is a design issue

In the quest to improve outcomes for children, schools often bear the brunt of reform. However, the foundations of advantage and success are laid long before children enter a classroom. Informal learning experiences such as sport, arts activities, libraries, travel and participation in community life help build confidence, language, belonging and aspiration. Drawing on insights from practice and research, Sachie Yasuda argues that unequal access to these experiences creates a hidden dimension of inequality, and that policy must do more to support children and families to navigate unfamiliar spaces and opportunities.

children, Education, Inclusive neighbourhoodsPower to Persuade27 July 2026Access, equallity, learning, children

Financial education needs an evidence infrastructure

Evidence matters, but evidence that is inaccessible or difficult to apply will have little real-world impact. As financial education continues to gain prominence in schools and communities, questions are growing about how research can better inform practice. Tracey West argues that alongside investment in research, we need an evidence infrastructure that helps translate knowledge into effective practice.

children, Creating using evidence, Education, Finance and economicsPower to Persuade21 July 2026evidence-based policy, Children, education

Loneliness is a key driver of the high number of young people Not in Education Employment or Training (NEETs) in the UK

Creating using evidence, Education, Finance and economics, Issues, Policy and governance, Politics, EmploymentPower to Persuade11 June 2026Young people, education, evidence-based policy, employment, unemployment, Belonging

Supporting Armed Forces Families: Policy making through international knowledge exchange

Lived experience, Policy and governance, Health and wellbeing, Gender, Education, children, Creating using evidencePower to Persuade23 October 2025Family support, Policy making

Learning in the real world: what Children’s University teaches us about engagement

children, Community engagement, EducationPower to Persuade28 September 2025Children's University, engagement, learning, motivation, education

Too many Australian young people are being excluded from playing sport

children, Community engagement, EducationPower to Persuade28 September 2025sport, equity, wellbeing, participation

‘You can’t be what you can’t see’-The need for positive male role models in boys' lives

Gender, Education, boys and menPower to Persuade16 September 2025

What counts as learning? Rethinking out-of-school time with Children’s University

In a world where even after-school chess is expected to polish a child’s critical thinking résumé, the pressure to prove every moment's utility has reshaped how we talk about education. But what if children themselves have a different idea? This post by Megan Lang explores how Children’s University challenges narrow definitions of learning, and what happens when we start listening to children’s own accounts of joy, curiosity, and connection beyond the classroom.

Education, Lived experience, Community engagementPower to Persuade5 June 2025Learning, Children, Children's University, Participation, Evaluation

HECS-HELP: A policy that has always struggled with fairness

Issues, EducationPower to Persuade16 August 2024HECS, universities, education

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