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New feature - Fewer pupils, more unfilled places, increasing deficits: What can be done?
In the final part of our blog post series looking at pupil numbers, Michael Scott and Libby Tungate discuss what schools, local authorities, trusts and the Government can do to tackle the challenge of falling pupil numbers.
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New blog post - NTP: What we’ve learned - and haven’t – about tutoring’s impact
NFER's Head of Classroom and Practice, Dr Ben Styles, discusses what we've learned about the impact of tutoring following the publication of two new evaluations.
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How improving pay and working conditions can help support FE college teacher supply
A new mixed-methods study investigates some of the key barriers colleges face in recruiting and retaining Further Education staff in three subject areas: Construction, Engineering and Digital.
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New - NFER Online Assessments
Our new online, standardised assessments for key stage 2 reading and maths are now available for all schools.
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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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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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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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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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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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