Education


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.
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.
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.
Middle-class Survey

Perceptions of social mobility in the UK

The Social Mobility Commission commissioned a survey of over 5,000 UK adults to research public attitudes and evolving aspirations.

Widespread nostalgia for the old days, with many saying things were better back in 1975

Given the choice, people would prefer to have been born in 1975 rather than 2025 by a margin of almost two to one.
Education Survey

Half of Britons rate the British education system as good, but lack of public funding seen as the biggest threat

In a break from the global trend, Britons now see the effects of social media and technology as the number one challenge facing young people (34%), ahead of mental health.
Politics Survey

Half say Labour is doing a bad job at delivering a mission-led government

While Labour leads as the party seen as most likely to achieve its missions to improve the NHS and break down barriers to opportunity, Reform UK leads on “taking back our streets”, and the Greens on clean energy.
Education Survey

Nearly half of Scots open to change on university tuition fees policy

Almost half of Scottish adults (48%) would support the idea of charging university tuition fees based on the ability to pay, with funding focused on those who need it the most.
NHS Survey

Understanding Society: Putting the Place into Public Services

Drawing on 8 MRP models, we explore satisfaction with public services across the UK with interactive maps that enable you to explore satisfaction with a range of public services by local authority.