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.

Key Stage 5 performance tables 2018: Where have all the applied general entries gone?

Exploring an apparent drop in the number of BTECs and other applied general qualifications.

By Dave Thomson|2019-07-10T10:38:12+01:0024th January 2019|Post-16 provision|

Key Stage 4 performance tables 2018: Four key points from this year’s data

A quick look at the national KS4 data published today

By Dave Thomson|2019-01-25T15:38:19+00:0024th January 2019|Pupil demographics, School accountability|

A look at Ofsted’s ‘stuck’ schools

How long does it take secondary schools rated less than good to reach that standard?

By Dave Thomson|2019-01-14T15:35:11+00:0015th January 2019|School accountability|

More on the comparability of international GCSEs and GCSEs

Further analysis in response to claims that GCSE reforms have favoured pupils in independent schools.

By Dave Thomson|2019-08-20T16:33:26+01:0011th January 2019|Exams and assessment|

Are IGCSEs easier than GCSEs?

Looking into claims that GCSE reforms have favoured pupils in independent schools.

By Dave Thomson|2019-01-09T17:13:47+00:004th January 2019|Exams and assessment|

Long-term outcomes: Does school quality matter?

Looking at how the higher education, employment and earnings outcomes of pupils relate to measures of secondary school quality.

By Dave Thomson|2019-03-11T10:11:06+00:0017th December 2018|Exams and assessment, School accountability|

KS2 performance tables 2018: Why aren’t floor standards based on three-year averages?

Analysis of the latest primary league tables.

By Dave Thomson|2018-12-13T12:17:47+00:0013th December 2018|School accountability|

How much Pupil Premium funding are primary schools missing out on?

Primary schools could have been £67m worse off in 2017/18 as a result of the universal infant free school meals policy.

By Dave Thomson|2019-01-10T09:56:45+00:0012th December 2018|School funding|

Long-term outcomes: Does it make a difference if your school has a sixth form?

Comparing the higher education, employment and earnings outcomes of those who attend schools with sixth forms with those who don’t.

By Dave Thomson|2019-03-11T11:32:19+00:004th December 2018|Post-16 provision, Structures|