Curriculum Vitae: Dr. John Peter Jerrim
Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of Education, University of London
55-59 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, WC1H 0AL
email: J.Jerrim@ioe.ac.uk
Education
BSc Economics, 1st Class Honours Degree, University of Southampton 2005.
MSc Social Statistics, Distinction, University of Southampton 2007.
PhD Social Statistics, University of Southampton 2011.
Academic Employment
Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics, October 2012 – present, Institute of Education,
University of London.
ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, November 2011 – October 2012, Institute of Education, University of
London.
Quantitative Research Officer, August 2010 – November 2011, Institute of Education, University of
London.
Awards and scholarships
ESRC ‘Early career impact award’ – value of £10,000.
Awarded prize for the ‘best presentation’ at the British Educational Research Association Early
Career Researcher conference 2012.
Awarded prize as the ‘most promising PhD student in the quantitative social sciences’ at the
University of Southampton, January 2010.
ESRC 1 + 3 Research Studentship 2006-2010.
ESRC Advanced Quantitative Methods Stipend 2006-2010.
Published papers
Jerrim, J. and Choi, A. (in Press) ‘The mathematics skills of school children: how does the UK
compare to the high performing East Asian nations?’, Journal of Education Policy.
Jerrim, J. and Vignoles, A. (2013) ‘Social mobility, regression to the mean and the cognitive
development of high ability children from disadvantaged homes’, Journal of the Royal Statistical
Society (series A). 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2012.01072.x
Jerrim, J. (2013) ‘The reliability of trends over time in international education test scores: is the
performance of England’s secondary school pupils really in relative decline?’, Journal of Social
Policy. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047279412000827
Jerrim, J. (in press) ‘The unrealistic educational expectations of high school pupils: is America
exceptional?’, The Sociology Quarterly.
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Parker, P. Bodkin-Andrews, G. Marsh, H. Jerrim, J. and Schoon, I. (in press) ‘Will closing the
achievement gap solve the problem? An analysis of primary and secondary effects for indigenous
university entry’, Journal of Sociology.
Gilbert, J. Appleton, A. Jerrim, J. Beard, C. and Russell-Jones, D. (2013) ‘Elderly patient feeding
project.’ Clinical Medicine 13(3): 324.
Jerrim, J. (2012) ‘The socio-economic gradient in teenagers’ literacy skills: how does England
compare to other countries?’, Fiscal Studies, volume 33, issue 2, pp 159 – 184.
Jerrim, J. (in press) ‘Do college students make better predictions of their future income than young
adults in the labor force?’, Education Economics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2013.769045
Jerrim, J. (2011) ‘The wage expectations of UK students: are they realistic?’, Fiscal Studies,
volume 32, issue 4, pp 483 – 509.
Book chapters
Jerrim, J. and Micklewright, J. (2012) ‘Parental socio-economic status and children’s cognitive
achievement at ages 9 and 15: how do the links vary across countries?’, in J. Ermisch, M. Jantti and
R. Erikson (eds) Inequality from Childhood to Adulthood: A Cross-National Perspective on the
Transmission of Advantage, New York: Russell Sage Foundation .
Jerrim, J. and Micklewright, J. (2011) ‘Children’s cognitive ability and parents’ education:
distinguishing the impact of mothers and fathers’, in T. Smeeding, R. Erikson and M. Jantti (eds)
Persistence, Privilege and Parenting: The Comparative Study of Intergenerational Mobility, New
York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Revise and resubmit
Jerrim, J.; Vignoles, A. and Finnie, R. ‘University access for disadvantaged children:
A comparison across English speaking countries’, Economics of Education Review.
Jerrim, J. and Micklewright, J. ‘Socioeconomic gradients in children’s cognitive skills: are crosscountry comparisons robust to who reports family background?’, European Sociological Review
Papers under review
Jerrim, J. Choi, A. and Rodriguez, R. ‘Cross-national comparisons of intergenerational mobility:
are the earnings measures used robust?’, Review of Economics and Statistics
Jerrim, J.; Vignoles, A.; Lingam, R. and Friend, A. ‘The socio-economic gradient in children’s
reading skills and the role of genetics’, British Education Research Journal
Jerrim, J. ‘The limitations of quantitative social science for informing public policy’, Comparative
Education
Parker, P.; Jerrim, J.; Schoon, I.; and Marsh, H. ‘Does tracking make a difference? A multination
study of socio-economic inequality in high school choices’, American Education Research Journal
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Grants (Principle investigator)
ESRC Future Research Leaders, ‘Family background, educational attainment and labour market
outcomes: a cross-national comparison’, £250,000, November 2013 – November 2016.
OECD, ‘Income inequality and intergenerational mobility’, November 2013 – November 2014.
Education Endowment Foundation, ‘Chess in Schools and Communities: A randomized control
trial, March 2013 – September 2016.
Education Endowment Foundation, ‘Maths Mastery in secondary schools: A randomized control
trial, December 2012 – September 2018.
ESRC Post-doctoral Fellowship, ‘Labour market and educational expectations of adolescents and
young adults’, £106,391, November 2011 – October 2012.
British Academy small grant, ‘University access amongst disadvantaged children: a cross-country
comparison’, £7,010, April 2012 – October 2013.
Media coverage
1. The Guardian – Editorial, ‘Overhauling exams: lessons in nostalgia’. 17th September 2012.
Accessed 17/12/12 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/sep/17/overhauling-examslessons-in-nostalgia-editorial#start-of-comments
2. BBC News website, ‘No evidence for England's schools falling behind’. 7th December 2011.
Accessed 17/12/12 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16054654
3. The Guardian, ‘Top of the flops: has England really tumbled down school league tables?’.
7th December 2011. Accessed 17/12/12 from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/mortarboard/2011/dec/07/schools-michaelgove
4. The London Evening Standard, ‘No evidence of pupil exam decline’. 7th December 2011.
Accessed 18/12/12 from http://www.standard.co.uk/newsheadlines/no-evidence-of-pupilexam-decline-6375735.html
5. The New Statesman, ‘The Tories' manipulation of education statistics’. 30th July 2012.
Accessed 17/12/12 from http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/toriesmanipulation-education-statistics?quicktabs_most_read=0l
6. The Times Educational Supplement, ‘Gove accused of building upon shaky PISA
foundations’. 11th November 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6298801
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7. Report Magazine, ‘A world of ideas’. January 2013. Accessed 17/01/13 from
http://www.atl.org.uk/publications-and-resources/report/2013/2013-january-internationalcomparisons.asp
8. The Huffington Post, ‘England’s poor performance rubbished’. 7th December 2011.
Accessed 17/12/12 from http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/07/englands-poor-pisaperformance-rubbished_n_1133451.html
9. Wales Online, ‘Education experts call for changes after Wales suffers in PISA assessment’.
7th January 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educationnews/2012/01/07/education-experts-call-for-changes-after-wales-suffers-in-pisa-assesment91466-30074746/
10. Times Educational Supplement, ‘Can our schools raise their standards by emulating high
achieving systems abroad?’. 9th March 2012. Accessed 17/12/12 from
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/tsl/TES_STEM_20120309/index.php?startid=5
11. The Daily Post, ‘Still lessons to be learnt from flawed PISA’. 10th January 2012. Accessed
18/12/12 from http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-north-wales-news/cardiffnews/2012/01/10/still-lessons-to-be-learnt-from-flawed-pisa-says-professor-5557830090180/
12. The New Statesman, ‘How Michael Gove manipulated education statistics’. 8th November
2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2012/11/howmichael-gove-manipulated-education-statistics
13. The Guardian - Editorial, ‘Michael Gove: failing the test’. 21st June 2012. Accessed
17/12/12 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/21/michael-gove-testeditorial
14. BBC News, ‘Bright pupils from poor backgrounds lag two years behind rich’. 29th June 2012. Accessed
17/01/2013 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18644830
15. The Guardian, ‘Rich, bright students still ahead’. 29th June 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/10312571
16. The Daily Telegraph, ‘Poor pupils two years behind wealthier class mates at 15’. 29th June
2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9362870/Poor-pupils-two-yearsbehind-wealthier-classmates-at-15.html
17. The Financial Times, ‘Unemployment set to impede social mobility’. 29th June 2012.
Accessed 18/12/12 from http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3eabaab0-c12f-11e1-817900144feabdc0.html
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18. The Huffington Post, ‘Rich children two years ahead of poorer classmates, IoE survey
finds’. 29th June 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/29/rich-children-two-years-ahead-poorerclassmates_n_1636701.html
19. The London Evening Standard, ‘Rich, bright students still ahead’. 29th June 2012.
Accessed 18/12/12 from http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/rich-bright-students-stillahead-7897451.html
20. Teaching Times, ‘Huge gap in reading scores between bright children in top and bottom
social groups’. 29th June 2012. Accessed 17/12/12 from
http://www.teachingtimes.com/news/gap-top-bottom-social-groups.htm
21. The National Literacy Trust, ‘Clever pupils from disadvantaged households two years
behind wealthier peers in reading’. 4th July 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/4730_clever_pupils_from_disadvantaged_households_
two_years_behind_wealthier_peers_in_reading
22. The Times Educational Supplement - Letters, ‘Grappling with the attainment gap’. 6th July
2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6259988
23. Glasgow Herald, ‘Poverty gap teaching appeal’. 8th July 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/poverty-gap-teaching-appeal.18048578
24. The Times Educational Supplement Pro, ‘Achievement gap is wide even at the top’.10th
August 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6266890
25. BBC Radio – Interview with Victoria Derbyshire, 29th June 2012. Available from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01k75f2/Victoria_Derbyshire_29_06_2012/ 1hr
8mins
26. The Times Higher Education Supplement, ‘Report highlights access benefit for children of
graduates’. 14th December 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422138&c=1
27. The Huffington Post, ‘Chance of attending university still influenced by parents’
education’. 14th December 2012. Accessed 18/12/12 from
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/14/parents-still-influence-universitychance_n_2298821.html
28. The Daily Express, ‘Parents influence uni chances’. 14th December 2012. Accessed
18/12/12 from http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/364697/Parents-influence-uni-chances29. The BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21535055
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30. Telegraph: Bright secondary school pupils two years behind peers in the Far East (page
lead) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9885577/Bright-pupils-fallingtwo-years-behind-peers-in-Far-East.html
31. The Times: Cleverest maths pupils ‘fall behind children in Far East’ (page lead) – available
only to subscribers
32. Daily Mail: English pupils two years behind the Chinese in maths by the age of 16 (page
lead) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2282577/English-pupils-years-Chinesemaths-age-16.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
33. Independent: Maths pupils trail those in the Far East
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/english-pupils-two-yearsbehind-asian-peers-in-maths-8505821.html
34. Financial Times: Bright pupils behind Asian peers in maths, study finds – subscribers only
35. Sun: Brainiest kids trail to Orient success
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4807080/Brainiest-kids-in-Englandare-TWO-YEARS-behind-their-peers-in-the-Far-East.html
36. The Press Association also produced a report on the findings which was carried by
37. The Guardian: Star maths pupils in England two years behind Asian peers by age 16
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/feb/22/maths-pupils-england-behind-chinese
38. The Guardian/Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/22/league-tables-pupils-behind-maths
39. TES http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6320366
40. Evening Standard: Maths results gap 'widens with age'
http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/maths-results-gap-widens-with-age-8506173.html
41. Wales online: Maths results gap 'widens with age'
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2013/02/22/maths-results-gap-widens-with-age91466-32858567/
42. Caemarfon Herald: Maths results gap 'widens with age'
http://www.caernarfonherald.co.uk/caernarfon-county-news/uk-world-news/2013/02/22/mathsresults-gap-widens-with-age-88817-32858571/
43. Engineering and Technology Magazine: UK maths students two years behind foreign
rivals
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http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2013/feb/maths-students.cfm
44. Web India: 16-year-old English pupils two years behind Chinese counterparts in maths
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/World/20130222/2161104.html
45. Asian Scientist: 16-Year-Old English Kids Two Years Behind Asian Peers, Study
http://www.asianscientist.com/academia/16-year-english-kids-two-years-behind-asian-peers-2013/
46. Bay Ledger: Maths students in England lag behind Asian peers
http://www.blnz.com/news/2013/02/22/Maths_students_England_behind_Asian_ef9b.html
47. Today Online (Singapore): Star maths pupils in England two years behind Asian peers by
age 16
http://www.todayonline.com/world/europe/star-maths-pupils-england-two-years-behind-asianpeers-age-16-study
48. India Vision: A 16-year-old English pupils two years behind Chinese counterparts in maths
http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/international/399930/a-16yearold-english-pupilstwo-years-behind-chinese-counterparts-in-maths/#ixzz2LuI5ymtF
49. Schools minister Liz Truss on the Spectator magazine website
“Our brightest children are falling behind their peers in other countries”
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/02/our-brightest-children-are-falling-behind-theirpeers-in-other-countries/
50. The Labour Party “Labour: This report shows Michael Gove has the wrong priorities –
Brennan”
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/72776/this_report_shows_michael_gove_has_the_wrong_p
riorities_brennan.html
Policy Engagement and dissemination (since 2012)
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February 2012. Socio –economic differences in children’s reading skills using PISA data. Presentation at the
Finnish Institute (http://www.pathwaystoadulthood.org/docs/HappySchool4LondonProgramme.pdf)
May 2012. Access to higher education in the UK. Presentation at the Sutton Trust social mobility summit
(http://www.suttontrust.com/research/social-mobility-summit-anna-vignolesjohn-jerrim-presentation/
October 2012. Access to higher education in the UK. Presentation at the Action on Access annual
conference, Universities UK. (http://actiononaccess.org/blog/access-to-higher-education-summit-23october-2012)
March 2013. Social mobility and the Child Poverty Commission meeting. One to one discussion discussion
evidence on international comparisons and socio-economic gaps.
April 2013. International comparisons of educational data. Presentation to the Centre for Social Justice.
July 2013. Social mobility and London exceptionalism. Panel member discussion with the APPG on Social
Mobility.
July 2013. Social mobility and the Child Poverty Commission meeting. Panel member on the roundtable
discussion.
November 2013. Access to elite higher education institutions. Panel member / discussant at the Sutton
Trust conference.
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Seminars / conferences (2012 onwards)
April 11th 2012: ‘The educational expectations of young adults.’ British Sociological Association annual
conference, University of Leeds (http://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/bsa-annualconference/programme.aspx)
June 17th – 19th 2012: ‘Access to higher education in the UK compared to other countries.’ IWAEE
conference, Catanzaro Italy (http://www.iwaee.org/)
June 29th: ‘Socio –economic differences in children’s reading skills using PISA data.’ Presentation at the
Institute for Fiscal Studies (http://www.ifs.org.uk/events/792)
August 30th 2012: ‘Access to higher education in the UK compared to other countries.’ Education
divisional seminar, Michigan State University
(http://calendar.outreach.msu.edu/EventView.aspx?event=9e8cbdbd-cfb7-4fa4-b1aa-883c3d9b81d0)
September 4th 2012: ‘Changes in PISA data over time in the UK.’ British Educational Research
Association Early Career Researcher conference (http://beraconference.co.uk/)
September 5th 2012: ‘Changes in PISA data over time in the UK.’ British Educational Research
Association conference (http://beraconference.co.uk/)
October 17th 2012: ‘Access to higher education in the UK.’ Department of Quantitative Social Science
seminar series, Institute of Education, University of London.
October 19th 2012: ‘Access to higher education in the UK.’ LLAKES annual conference, Institute of
Education, University of London. (http://www.llakes.org/llakes-conference/)
May 2013: ‘The mathematics skills of school children: how does the UK compare to the high
performing East Asian nations.’ Presentation at the pathways meeting. Tubingen, Germany.
June 2013: ‘Higher education access across countries.’ European Society of Population Economics.
Aarhus, Denmark.
July 2013: ‘The socio-economic gradient in children’s reading skills and the role of genetics.’
Understanding Society annual conference 2013. Essex, UK.
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