Dave Thomson, Author at FFT Education Datalab

About Dave Thomson

Dave Thomson is chief statistician at FFT with over fifteen years’ experience working with educational attainment data to raise attainment in local government, higher education and the commercial sector. His current research interests include linking education and workplace datasets to improve estimates of adult attainment and study the impact of education on employment and benefits outcomes.

Some thoughts on ‘The children leaving school with nothing’

It’s worth digging under the surface of the Children’s Commissioner’s latest briefing

By Dave Thomson|2019-09-23T13:17:03+01:0023rd September 2019|Exams and assessment|

Will anything ever be done about grading in modern foreign languages GCSEs?

French, German and Spanish all look to have been harshly graded for many years

By Dave Thomson|2019-09-11T09:55:39+01:0010th September 2019|Exams and assessment|

Has attainment improved at Key Stage 4 in 2019?

And has the disadvantage gap narrowed after it unexpectedly widened in 2018?

By Dave Thomson|2019-09-06T11:41:37+01:006th September 2019|Exams and assessment|

Are some qualifications scored too generously?

And others scored too severely

By Dave Thomson|2019-09-02T09:54:42+01:003rd September 2019|Exams and assessment|

The effect of entering GCSEs early on overall attainment

Is it of benefit to most pupils? And does it help disadvantaged boys?

By Dave Thomson|2019-09-02T10:14:17+01:002nd September 2019|Exams and assessment|

GCSE results 2019: To what extent are schools entering pupils early?

And in which subjects are pupils being entered early?

By Dave Thomson|2019-08-20T08:58:12+01:0019th August 2019|Exams and assessment|

How many leaders does a secondary school need?

Comparing the size of leadership team that schools in different parts of the country have

By Dave Thomson|2019-08-16T06:37:05+01:001st August 2019|Teachers|

Can anything be done about boys’ reading?

What are the main findings from FFT’s KS2 Early Results Service?

By Dave Thomson|2024-06-05T14:40:49+01:0018th July 2019|Exams and assessment, Literacy|

Long-term outcomes: What happened to those pupils who missed out on a grade C in English or maths at age 16?

Looking at the higher education, employment and earnings outcomes of these pupils.

By Dave Thomson|2019-07-17T12:32:22+01:0017th July 2019|Exams and assessment|