Pupil Absence Project 1
08 October 2024

NFER to conduct new research on tackling pupil absence

Find out how you can help with a new study which focusses on the strategies and activities that schools in England can use to help pupils return after absence.
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Impact Of Covid 19 Year 4
07 October 2024

Impact of school closures in Key Stage 1 on attainment and social skills of pupils in Year 4 and Year 5 in academic year 2023/2024

This report represents the findings from the fourth year of a longitudinal study which has followed a group of the youngest school-aged children during and since the Covid-19 pandemic to understand the long-term impact of Covid-19 related disruption.
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Ben Styles
27 September 2024

NFER response to latest National Tutoring Programme reports from DFE

Dr Ben Styles, NFER's Co-Head of UK Policy and Practice and Head of Classroom Practice and Workforce, gives his response to the two new reports on the National Tutoring Programme.
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Westminster
25 September 2024

NFER statement on Prime Minister’s skills and apprenticeships announcement

Jude Hillary, NFER’s co-head of UK policy and practice, has commented on the Prime Minister’s skills and apprenticeships announcement.
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Building A Stronger FE College Workforce 1
18 September 2024

Further Education teachers paid 23 per cent less than peers across the education sector, says new report

Our new research has shown that teachers in Further Education (FE) colleges may earn nearly a quarter less than teachers in schools.
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