A key takeaway from this thread and our report: the large effects we see at GCSE are driven by one type of centre (SSLPs).

These had bigger budgets, with more spending on teacher input into learning and outreach to families in need of extra support, with big impacts.

Join me, Nick Ridpath, Paul Johnson, Naomi Eisenstadt, Donna Molloy and Ruth Maisey from Nuffield Foundation at 10am today to discuss new Institute for Fiscal Studies research on the impacts of Sure Start on school outcomes and what it means for current and future policy
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New Institute for Fiscal Studies report out today on Sure Start, which I've been working on since I started here.

We've found Sure Start had a big positive effect on disadvantaged children's grades throughout school, with much larger effects coming from centres with more funding.

Have a read 👇

EVENT: What did Sure Start do for performance in school?

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