Contextualising attainment without Key Stage 2 baselines
We talk you through some new measures in FFT Aspire, designed to make sense of Key Stage 4 attainment in the absence of Key Stage 2 data.
Who might take the new V-Levels?
We look at the routes students are currently taking through post-16 education and what this can tell us about the students who might take V-Levels in the future.
Why designing the Year 8 diagnostic maths test might be harder than you think
We explore the technical and design challenges of creating genuinely useful diagnostic tests.
What difference will the proposed changes to Attainment 8 and Progress 8 make?
The proposed new method of calculating Attainment 8 will not affect schools' Progress 8 scores greatly but will shift the incentives to enter particular subjects
Estimating sub-domain scores within national assessments
A report exploring a psychometrically principled approach to producing Key Stage 2 mathematics sub-domain scores for eight separate areas of the National Curriculum, and investigating whether it is possible to produce scores that are genuinely useful to teachers and schools.
How much does KS2 maths attainment vary by national curriculum area?
We bring you the highlights from Nuffield-funded research into Key Stage 2 mathematics sub-domain scores - and whether it is possible to produce scores that are genuinely useful to teachers and schools.
Pupil absence at the start of Autumn Term 2025
We bring you the latest insights from FFT Attendance Tracker, including overall absence and persistent absence figures for the first Autumn half-term
The inverse intervention law and education, health and care plans
Disadvantaged pupils resident in less deprived local authorities are more likely to have an EHCP than disadvantaged pupils resident in more deprived local authorities
What will it take to meet the government’s ambition for 90% of pupils to achieve the expected standard in Year 1 phonics?
80% of pupils currently achieve the phonics standard by the end of Year 1. We look at how challenging it will be to reach 90%.