Meenakshi Parameshwaran, Author at FFT Education Datalab

About Meenakshi Parameshwaran

Meenakshi Parameshwaran was a researcher at FFT Education Datalab, with particular interests in school composition effects and ethnic differences in educational outcomes. A qualified teacher, she holds a PhD in sociology and has previously worked at the University of Oxford, the University of Manchester, Teach First, the Runnymede Trust and LKMCo.

The UKIP voters of tomorrow – Part II

A blog I wrote last week, on the “UKIP voters of tomorrow”, was very popular. In it, I explored the relationship between UKIP vote share in the 2015 General Election and constituency average GCSE performance between 2011 and 2014. There seemed to be a negative relationship between the two measures – constituencies with higher UKIP [...]

By Meenakshi Parameshwaran|2017-03-03T09:45:40+00:004th June 2015|Pupil demographics|

What happened at the Education Datalab launch?

We’ve been so busy in the past week that the Education Datalab launch already feels like a long time ago. For those who missed the launch of our report, on "Seven things you might not know about our schools", at the immersive Microsoft Showcase Classroom, here’s a short recap of the highlights. FFT Managing Director, [...]

By Meenakshi Parameshwaran|2017-03-03T09:43:47+00:0014th March 2015|News|