NFER Senior Research Manager Matt Walker blogs on our recent research into the disproportionate number of SEND pupils in certain mainstream schools, outlining why this matters and what needs to change.

New research has shown increasing proportions of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are becoming concentrated in a small number of mainstream schools in England, placing growing pressure on those schools and raising questions about fairness across the system.  

Michael Scott discusses the challenges facing primary schools, despite increasing teacher recruitment and falling exit rates.

NFER Chief Executive Carole Willis has given her reaction to the announcement of special educational needs system reforms in today's King's Speech.

New research has shown that young people’s access to post-16 subjects in England is limited by where they live, with fragmentation in England’s post-16 education system restricting subject choice and efficiency in some areas. This means that many are unable to study their preferred subjects due to gaps in local provision. 

NFER Education Workforce Lead Jack Worth discusses the changes to the DfE's ITT targets for this year and what this means for teacher supply policy.