Outputs (3)

How useful is household income as a factor in explaining attainment at school in England? Assessing the Parent Pupil Matched Data (PPMD) (2025)
Report
Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2025). How useful is household income as a factor in explaining attainment at school in England? Assessing the Parent Pupil Matched Data (PPMD). Cabinet Office and Department for Education

This is a report on the first use of the Pupil Parent Matched Dataset (PPMD) linking household income to the National Pupil Database. Having access to this is very valuable for research, and this report only makes a start in looking at what is possib... Read More about How useful is household income as a factor in explaining attainment at school in England? Assessing the Parent Pupil Matched Data (PPMD).

Difficulties in making claims to knowledge in social science (2025)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2025). Difficulties in making claims to knowledge in social science. Research in Social Sciences, 8(2), 35-53. https://doi.org/10.53935/26415305.v8i2.340

This paper looks at the difficulties faced in making a knowledge claim, especially in social science. A knowledge claim is defined here as a justified belief, that would be open to change in the light of new evidence. The discussion is based on claim... Read More about Difficulties in making claims to knowledge in social science.

A survey of children’s learning and non-cognitive attitudes in England and Pakistan (2024)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., & Gorard, S. (online). A survey of children’s learning and non-cognitive attitudes in England and Pakistan. Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2331121

Children’s learning attitudes and social emotional skills can be shaped by their family background and
school experiences. This study compares 832 children aged 10-11 years old attending primary and
middle schools in England and Pakistan, who com... Read More about A survey of children’s learning and non-cognitive attitudes in England and Pakistan.