The London effect: A Local Authority reflection on its origins and sustainability

25th November 2019 : 12:45 - 14:00

Seminar Abstract

 

This paper examines the origins of the so-called ‘London effect’, in which London’s schools improved rapidly and outperformed the rest of England between 2003 and 2013, and whether that improvement has persisted through the high levels of change that have continued to characterize the school system in England since 2013. Using detailed analysis of educational attainment data from 2018 its primary focus is on determining whether the introduction in 2014 of significant changes to the primary curriculum and the national assessment frameworks in the primary and secondary phase affected the performance of London’s schools through to 2018. The presentation will take a local authority perspective on the transformation in London’s educational outcomes and their sustainability.

About the speaker

 

Sean Hayes is currently Head of Children’s Services Performance and Data in Hounslow Council and is an Honorary Norham Fellow of the Department of Education, University of Oxford.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

In 2019, the University of Oxford’s Department of Education celebrates the 100th year since the passing of a statute creating what was known in 1919 as the University Department for the Training of Teachers. To celebrate our centenary a year-long series of activities will be delivered to address some of the department’s top initiatives for 2019, answer some of the big questions facing education today and to reveal the advancements the department has made to the study of and research in the field of education. Join us as we mark our 100th year and discover more about our anniversary here.

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