The Importance of Early Literacy
We look at how attainment in GCSE English is related to attainment at Key Stage 1 and demographic characteristics
Why has DfE chosen such an unusual measure as its GCSE target in the new White Paper?
Some initial thoughts about the target set by DfE in its new White Paper to increase the average grade in English language and maths to 5 by 2030.
30 Years of Ofsted
We take a look at schools' inspection histories since 2005.
How can the government’s target of 90% of pupils achieving the expected standards at Key Stage 2 be achieved?
The government has announced a target of 90% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 by 2030. We look into the attainment and characteristics of pupils below this standard in 2019.
What’s the point of more elite sixth forms?
Super-selective sixth forms tend to recruit more students from outside the area in which they are located and don’t tend to recruit that many disadvantaged pupils.
Who are the children who have “fallen off the radar”?
Some thoughts on plans by the Children's Commissioner to find children who have "fallen off the radar."
Why aren’t there more students in school sixth forms?
Although CAGs in 2020 lead to students being awarded higher GCSE grades in 2020 , there was only a small increase in numbers staying on in school sixth forms
Exploring persistent absence
Some thoughts about how persistent absence could be defined in a world affected by Covid
The SEND Review ought to find out why so many young people are in local authority commissioned alternative provision
Over 32,000 young people were in education outside of the state-funded school system but paid for by local authorities in January 2021. We take a closer look at this group.