Amy Sippitt

Head of Research (former)

Amy led our Policy and Research Team, and managed Full Fact’s research projects and academic partnerships. She previously led our fact checking team. She was responsible for gathering practical evidence to measure and enhance our impact and performance. Amy joined Full Fact in February 2014 from Buttle UK, a charity that provides grants to vulnerable young people. She graduated with a Masters in Social Research while working at Full Fact.

7 December 2015

Education

Is a relentless workload forcing teachers to leave for lower paid jobs?

By Amy Sippitt • 3 mins

Research has found that people leaving teaching roles in state schools are leaving for on average lower paid jobs. It didn't look at why this was. Read

Fact checks

24 November 2015

Health

Did 98% of junior doctors vote to strike?

By Amy Sippitt • 2 mins

It's correct that 98% of junior doctors who voted on the issue backed a strike, but not that 98% of all junior doctors voted to strike. Read

Fact checks

23 November 2015

Education

Phonics: are more six year olds on track to become confident readers?

By Amy Sippitt • 3 mins

The Education Secretary has claimed that 120,000 more six year olds are on track to become confident readers as a result of the focus on phonics. Read

Fact checks

20 November 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

19 November's BBC Question Time, factchecked

By Joseph O’Leary and Amy Sippitt • 5 mins

We've factchecked a few of the claims on this week's BBC Question Time: on intervention in Syria, homeless veterans and police budget cuts. Read

Analysis

16 November 2015

Education

How many apprenticeships are successfully completed?

By Amy Sippitt • 2 mins

The Business Secretary has claimed there's no evidence of a big drop-off rate in apprenticeships. Read

Fact checks

12 November 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

Did MPs vote against removing the "tampon tax"?

By Amy Sippitt • 2 mins

There's been some confusion over what MPs voted against last month regarding the so-called "tampon tax". Read

Fact checks

11 November 2015

Crime

How many major businesses have experienced a cyber-attack?

By Amy Sippitt • 3 mins

TalkTalk Group's CEO claimed on Radio 4 Today that 9 in 10 major businesses experienced a cyber-attack in the last year. That's an uncertain figure. Read

Fact checks

29 October 2015

Education

Are white applicants more likely to receive offers to top universities than black applicants?

By Amy Sippitt • 4 mins

Research is mixed on whether there's underlying racial bias in admissions to Russell Group universities. Read

Fact checks

26 October 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

Job applicants with ethnic minority sounding names are less likely to be called for interview

By Amy Sippitt • 3 mins

The ethnic group your name is associated with does have an impact on the likelihood of your success in job applications, according to research from 2009. Read

Fact checks

12 October 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

How many jobs are supported by the UK's oil and gas industry?

By Amy Sippitt • 4 mins

The industry body Oil & Gas UK's latest estimate is 375,000 jobs. These figures are uncertain and don't just include direct employment in the industry. Read

Fact checks