The equivalence of A-Levels and reformed BTECs
What does equivalence look like following changes to vocational qualifications?
Managed moves vs permanent exclusions: Do outcomes differ?
Outcomes for pupils who experience either are poor – but there do appear to be some differences between the two types of move
Primary school league tables 2019: Are there some schools where boys are making better progress in reading than girls?
Yes - though there are fewer than 300 schools where this seems to be the case consistently.
The effect of GCSE reforms: How have they affected long-term disadvantaged pupils?
The attainment gap has widened slightly.
Contextualised attainment at Key Stage 2
Including details of a new report available in FFT Aspire
Do proposed adjustments to grading in GCSE languages go far enough?
Our take on Ofqual’s plan to adjust grading standards in French and German
Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part one: qualification scoring
How would P8 scores change if qualifications attracted different point scores?
Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part two: taking account of context
How would progress scores change if context were taken into account?
Some thoughts on ‘The children leaving school with nothing’
It’s worth digging under the surface of the Children’s Commissioner’s latest briefing