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Can teacher pay improve recruitment and retention?

Can teacher pay improve recruitment and retention?

Can teacher pay improve recruitment and retention?

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Short Supply: Addressing the Post-Pandemic Teacher Supply Challenge in England

Short Supply: Addressing the Post-Pandemic Teacher Supply Challenge in England

Short Supply: Addressing the Post-Pandemic Teacher Supply Challenge in England

Publication: Short Supply: Addressing the Post-Pandemic Teacher Supply Challenge in England

Three key insights from a new NFER teacher workforce data dashboard

Three key insights from a new NFER teacher workforce data dashboard

Three key insights from a new NFER teacher workforce data dashboard

Blog: Three key insights from a new NFER teacher workforce data dashboard

Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

Publication: Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

Full speed to a fully academised system?

Full speed to a fully academised system?

Full speed to a fully academised system?

Blog: Full speed to a fully academised system?

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26 January 2023 Achieving all-MAT system quickly not possible without resource, policy solutions and building capacity

Findings from a new report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) say the Government’s suggested rapid transition to an all-MAT system could cause issues for trust quality, potentially impacting other educational policy priorities such as Covid-19 recovery.

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12 January 2023 New NFER Classroom guide offers practical, evidence-based, tutoring tips for school leaders and teachers

School leaders and teachers can now get practical, evidence-informed guidance on how to implement effective tutoring for pupils, via a new online ‘how to guide’.

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15 December 2022 NFER statement on EPI’s disadvantage gaps in England report

NFER Research Director, Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard comments on the Education Policy Institute’s (EPI) disadvantage gaps in England report.

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08 December 2022 Carole Willis appointed to board of directors for School-Led Development Trust

We are pleased to announce that our chief executive Carole Willis has been appointed to the board of directors for the School-Led Development Trust.

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07 December 2022 New interactive dashboard offers insights into local and national teacher workforce challenges

A new data dashboard, created by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, draws on data from the School Workforce Census as well as other sources of published data such as school-level expenditure and provider-level Initial Teacher Training (ITT) data.

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