Managing Teacher Workload 1
07 December 2023

NFER statement on the publication of the DfE’s ITT Census data

NFER School Workforce Lead Jack Worth has commented on the publication of the latest DfE’s ITT Census data, urging the Government to take urgent and radical action to improve the attractiveness of teaching as a profession to enter and remain.
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Teacher Training Bursaries 1
09 November 2023

Teacher training bursaries are effective at supporting long-term teacher supply

NFER has published a new report, funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, which suggests that teacher training bursaries are cost effective at increasing teacher supply.
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Primary Schools Northern Ireland 1
06 November 2023

A new partnership will help schools and MATs monitor primary school pupils’ learning performance

NFER Tests and the management information system provider, Arbor, are now working in partnership to enable schools to benchmark their pupils' performance against other schools across the country. 
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National Tutoring Programme Year 3
31 October 2023

Schools perceive NTP is having a positive impact on pupils’ attainment, progress and confidence, but have concerns over future funding

Our Head of Classroom Practice and Workforce, Dr Ben Styles, has shared his reaction to the publication of NFER's implementation and process evaluation of the National Tutoring Programme’s third year, commissioned by DfE
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NTP School Led Tutoring 1
19 October 2023

NTP school-led tutoring is helping pupils recover from Covid disruption

An evaluation of the National Tutoring Programme’s (NTP) second year school-led tutoring having a positive impact on English and maths pupil outcomes.
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