Persistent absence in Welsh secondary schools by pupil group
To mark the release of persistent absence analysis by pupil group for Welsh schools in Attendance Tracker, we take a look at some patterns from last year's data
To mark the release of persistent absence analysis by pupil group for Welsh schools in Attendance Tracker, we take a look at some patterns from last year's data
When the PISA results came out on Tuesday, Wales got a bit of a hammering. But it might not quite be as bad as it first seems.
The impact of COVID on pupil absence appears to have been much greater in Wales than in England
How might the 2018 PISA results for England and Wales have changed if representative samples had been achieved?
With important conclusions on reading and maths ability, life satisfaction and growth mindsets
The first of two preview posts ahead of this year's GCSE results day.
In England, the government has been trying to push schools into raising entries in the so-called EBacc subjects through its accountability metrics: the percentage entering and achieving the EBacc, and Progress 8. This is one reason why subject entries have been changing so much in recent years. However, another reason why they are changing is [...]
A massive 59% of A-Level exams sat in England this year were in reformed subjects which follow the new, linear model of sitting one set of exams at the end of the two-year course. Overall, and perhaps surprisingly, A-Level entries by 18-year-olds in reformed subjects increased by 2.3% in England. This compares to 0.7% in [...]