Education

Education Survey

Great Britain least likely of 31 countries to see university degrees as essential or good value

New polling data from the 2026 Ipsos Education Monitor, conducted across 31 countries between 19 June and 3 July 2026, reveals a distinct wave of public scepticism across Great Britain regarding the economic return of higher education amidst persistent cost-of-living pressures, tuition fee debates, and student debt burdens.

26.08.26

Kids are sitting around a table to have their breakfast

Education Press release

Ipsos appointed to lead independent evaluation of England's free breakfast clubs

Ipsos will lead the independent national evaluation of the Department for Education’s Free Breakfast Clubs programme in primary schools across England.

14.07.26

Education Press release

Ipsos and NFER appointed to deliver next Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders study

Ipsos in the UK and National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) have been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver the next phase of the Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders study.

10.07.26

Education Publication

Research on the national rollout of free breakfast clubs

The Department for Education has commissioned an independent evaluation of the national rollout of free and universal breakfast clubs. This page provides information for schools and parents/carers about the research, why it matters and what taking part may involve.

12.06.26

Education Survey

Technical Education Learner Survey: Announcement of Publication

Technical Education in the UK: insights from the latest learner experiences.

02.04.26

Education Survey

More than half of Britons support interest-free student loans (54%), a 13ppt increase from 2023

Latest polling explores attitudes towards student loan repayments in England.

24.02.26

Education Survey

Early support and training tops priority list for SEND

As the government prepares reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system, early support, identification, and training for educators top the public’s priority list.

11.02.26

Education Survey

Britons support banning phones in schools, banning children under 16 on social media, and stricter measures on non-consensual AI-driven intimate image sharing – Ipsos poll

Over half (56%) of Britons support banning mobile phones in schools altogether, up 8 ppts since September 2024. Seven in ten (72%) would support a law that requires social companies to use age-verification to ban children under the age of 16 from accessing their platforms.

28.01.26