Free For All? Analysing Free Schools in England, 2018
Date: 16.08.2018Only one third of free schools set up to date were found to demonstrate a novel approach...
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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.
Can summer schools improve outcomes for disadvantaged...
Date: 16.08.2018Recent evidence on the effectiveness of ‘transition’ and ‘access’ summer schools for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds...
READEducation in England: Annual Report 2018
Date: 16.08.2018Overall, there is little change in the gap in school attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. ...
READWhy new DfE statistics may be concealing the number of...
Date: 16.08.2018The overall effect of DfE presenting data this way is to underestimate the number of academies that are in financial difficulties...
READCurriculum based financial planning
Date: 16.08.2018Half of schools will receive insufficient additional funding to cover a 1% increase in expenditure on staff...
READEarly years education: what does high-quality provision...
Date: 16.08.2018If the government is serious about using early years provision to improve outcomes then it must pay attention to these findings ...
READHE funding: past, present and options for the future
Date: 16.08.2018There has been a big shift in the way government funds higher education (HE) from up-front grants to student loans....
READDebate on spending of the Department for Education
Date: 27.06.2018This Debate Pack provides background on Department for Education spending. It covers spending on schools, further and higher education....
READReview of Post-18 Education and Funding
Date: 27.06.2018On 19 February 2018, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced in a speech that there would be a “wide-ranging review into post-18 education” led by Philip Augar. The review is to look at how future students will contribute to the...
READHigher education tuition fees in England
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons briefing looks at the history of tuition fee rises, discusses the rationale for the rises and their impact, gives statistics on fee levels, fee income and funding of higher education and outlines current...
READ16-19 education funding in England since 2010
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a summary of how funding for 16-19 education in England has changed since 2010....
READFaith Schools FAQs
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library briefing discusses what makes faith schools in England different. It answers FAQs and provides key statistics....
READInitial teacher training in England
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing provides information on initial teacher training (ITT) in England, including the different ITT routes, the sources of financial support for trainees, and recent policy developments....
READThe Office for Students
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons library briefing gives information on the new higher education body the Office for Students (OfS). It gives background to the establishment of the body, sets out the functions of the body and discusses the new...
READTeacher recruitment and retention in England
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the recruitment and retention of teachers in England, including Government initiatives to increase teacher supply. The briefing also gives an overview of attempts to...
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