GCSE results: "volatility is normal"
Date: 15.10.2018Why does school GCSE performance sometime vary quite widely from one year to the next?...
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Keep up to date with the latest developments in education in schools. Not only the facts, but how schools are responding to them.
Music: an uncertain future?
Date: 11.10.2018A survey by Sussex University shows how music is suffering in the curriculum....
READChildhood obesity latest
Date: 11.10.2018Obesity on the increase at top end of primary schools and the social deprivation gap in obesity is widening...
READPhysical education and sport in schools
Date: 02.10.2018This briefing provides information on the provision of physical education and sport in schools, including National Curriculum requirements, funding, the School Games, and regulations relating to school playing fields....
READSchool uniform costs in England
Date: 02.10.2018Concerns are regularly raised about the cost of school uniform - this briefing introduces the rules and policy discussion in England, and sets out the support available for school uniform costs across the UK....
READCareers guidance in schools, colleges and universities...
Date: 02.10.2018This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide...
READSafeguarding in English schools
Date: 02.10.2018This briefing provides information on the safeguarding responsibilities of schools in England, including the role of governing bodies, head teachers and school staff, the inspection of safeguarding, safe staff recruitment, and procedures...
READTransport provision for post-16 students in England
Date: 02.10.2018This House of Commons library briefing outlines the arrangements for transport to education and training for students between the ages of 16 to 19....
READGrammar schools in England
Date: 02.10.2018This Commons Library briefing paper provides an outline of the current position relating to grammar schools and proposed Government reforms. It covers England only. The paper also outlines recent support and opposition to the...
READAttainment for Pupil Premium pupils lower in 2018
Date: 28.09.2018Data from 1,670 schools in the FFT Key Stage 4 Early Results Service shows a reverse trend in PP attainment this year....
READReturns to a degree
Date: 27.09.2018This House of Commons library briefing looks at the returns of participation in higher education and the benefits of higher education for individuals and society in the context of the rise in participation in higher education, changes in...
READLearning Disability
Date: 27.09.2018House of Commons Library briefing on policies and services for people with a learning disability in England....
READWhat if there's no Brexit deal?
Date: 27.09.2018What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a...
READSuicide Prevention Policy and Strategy
Date: 27.09.2018This House of Commons Library briefing paper examines suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in England, as well as Scotland, Wales, and Northern...
READ2018 annual report on education spending in England
Date: 17.09.2018School sixth forms have faced budget cuts of 21% per student since their peak in 2010–11, while total school spending per pupil has fallen by 8% in real terms since 2009–10 ...
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