COVID-19 & Education

This workshop examine the medium to long-term effects of COVID-19 disruptions on pupils outcomes and recommend policy interventions to mitigate their impact in France and England. By fostering collaboration between early career academics and policy stakeholders, this one-day gathering serves as a platform for the exploration of effective policy solutions to address these challenges.

10:00 Welcome coffee 

10:15 Opening remarks by Asma Benhenda from UCL CEPEO and Léonard Moulin from the French National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED).

10:30 Session 1: The COVID Learning Loss

Chair: Jon Andrews (Education Policy Institute)

• Bastian Betthäuser (Sciences Po): “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evidence on Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic”

• Laure Heidmann and Lucie Neirac (French Ministry of Education) : “How School Matters: Lessons from the Spring 2020 Lockdown on Student Learning in France?”

12:00 Lunch/buffet

13:30 Session 2: Higher Education

Chair: Gill Wyness (UCL CEPEO)

• Étienne Dagorn (Ined): “Dropping out of University in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”

• Olivier Cassagneau-Francis (UCL): “Matching in the Time of COVID”

15:00 Coffee/tea break

15:30 Session 3: Non-Cognitive Skills

Chair: Rebecca Montacute (Sutton Trust)

• Camille Terrier (QMUL): “COVID-19 Within Families Amplifies the Prosociality Gap Between Adolescents of High and Low Socioeconomic Status”

• Chris Johnston (Office for National Statistics): “Coronavirus and Third Year or Higher Students in Higher Education in England”

17:00 End

 Location:  UCL Institute of Education | Bedford way (20) | 418 | Committee room 2