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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18 September 2024
National Reference Test dates announced for 2025
The dates of the annual National Reference Test (NRT) have been announced by Ofqual. It will be held between 24 February and 07 March 2025.
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