IPPO Events

Hosting UK-wide roundtables to understand policy needs and share IPPO’s evidence reviews

A key element of IPPO’s work is hosting regular (virtual) roundtable events featuring policymakers from all UK nations as well as topic specialists and other leading experts. These roundtables are designed to:

1. help us understand the most pressing policy questions, evidence needs and data gaps across all our social impact topic areas; and
2. to highlight the findings from IPPO’s ‘deep-dive’ Rapid Evidence and Systematic Reviews when they are published.

Reports from all of IPPO’s roundtables to date are linked below, after details of our upcoming events.

Upcoming IPPO events

• The Future of Online Learning: What have we learned about emergency remote education during COVID-19, and what do we take forward?

On Tuesday 27 July (11am-12.15pm), we will be hosting a virtual roundtable to discuss the initial findings from IPPO’s ‘deep dive’ systematic review of evidence relating to issues including: the motivation and engagement of secondary-age students during school closures; emerging online assessment practices; new approaches for peer collaboration; and impacts on parent engagement. Above all, we are seeking to answer the question: What emerging uses of online and blended learning approaches in secondary schools could continue to be implemented going forward?

The event will feature a presentation by the review lead, Dr Melissa Bond. To reserve a place, you can register now using this Eventbrite link. If you have any questions about the event, email the team at  ippo@ucl.ac.uk . You will receive joining instructions and information a week before the meeting.

• IPPO Rapid Evidence Reviews: What harms did closing educational institutions during the pandemic cause, and how should these harms be mitigated?

The findings from four IPPO Rapid Evidence Reviews assessing the impact of the pandemic on children and young people in education, commissioned by the UK Department for Education, will be presented at a special IPPO event on Thursday 9 September (11am-1pm).

These reviews synthesise the best-available research evidence on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people in education and their parents by age group: primary years and lower-secondary (reception to year 11); sixth form, colleges and further and technical education; and higher education. Parents/carers are covered in their own review. The reviews will help policymakers better understand the short- and longer-term indirect harms of COVID-19, and how these can be mitigated.