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  • Blog
  • 2nd Oct 2023

Learn how to use behavioural science to improve your business leadership & decision-making

But by understanding how and why we make the decisions that we do, we can improve how we make decisions as individuals and how large groups of people make decisions at scale.
  • Blog
  • 18th Apr 2023

Can behavioural science help improve pupil behaviour and boost school attendance?

Improving pupil behaviour and boosting attendance are two of the biggest challenges facing UK schools right now, and we are excited to be starting work on two large-scale RCTs to learn more about what works to improve outcomes in this space. We are currently recruiting for schools to participate in…
  • Blog
  • 7th Feb 2023

Improving ethical behaviours online - working with young people to crack the code

Today is Safer Internet Day, the annual global initiative to bring communities together to improve online safety. Perhaps BIT’s biggest contribution in this space is the design and delivery of Digital Compass - a behaviourally informed programme designed with young people to help them behave ethically online.
  • Blog
  • 24th Jan 2023

AI to BI: Using artificial intelligence in qualitative research in the Middle East

BIT used AI to co-create images for a campaign to encourage adults in the Middle East to share technical training opportunities with their children
  • Blog
  • 18th Jan 2023

Do school exclusions increase crime?

Nearly 50% of the young people we observe in custody aged 15-17 experienced an exclusion while in Year 10, compared to 6% among pupils that do not end up in custody.
  • Blog
  • 24th Nov 2022

Why a Winter World Cup could be the education reform of the decade

No really. The impact of watching summer football is the equivalent of going from a high-performing to an average teacher 
  • Blog
  • 17th Jun 2022

Applying behavioral insights to early childhood education

Increasing economic mobility is a complex challenge for cities. Many factors have an effect. Employment, housing, and health care are just a few. While these areas are critical, cities should also start addressing economic mobility barriers as early as preschool.
  • Blog
  • 16th Jun 2022

Common ground: helping tutors and pupils find similarities boosts session attendance

Tutoring is one of the most effective ways to accelerate pupil progress. Indeed, its potential galvanised the creation of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) - the UK Government’s flagship response to learning loss caused by school closures during the pandemic. However, pupils are only able to benefit from tutoring if…
  • Blog
  • 10th May 2022

Tips by Text - a promising trial upended by the pandemic

Pre-pandemic, about one in four children were not reaching the required level in language and literacy at the end of Reception. This figure has likely increased as children have had less opportunity for play and learning over the past two years.
  • Blog
  • 3rd Mar 2022

Changing teachers’ attitudes did not reduce school-based violence in Tanzania

Every day, students in many countries experience some form of physical discipline at school—like being slapped or hit with a stick—which is linked to lower academic achievement, higher dropout, and other lifelong issues. In 2017, BIT partnered with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to design and test a new program. Our…