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New blog post - ITT reforms haven’t been catastrophic - but fears remain
Our School Workforce Lead, Jack Worth, discusses the impact of recent reforms to the initial teacher training (ITT) provider market.
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Blog post - Devastating impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on school recruitment and retention
NFER Research Manager Megan Lucas discusses our recent research looking at the impact of cost-of-living pressures on schools, pupils and families.
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The impact of training bursaries on teacher recruitment and retention
Our latest research, funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, suggests that additional spending on bursaries in shortage subjects, including extra indirect costs such as teacher training, would have a positive impact on overall teacher supply.
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Blog post - Teacher training bursaries are effective, so should remain a central tool in the teacher supply policy toolkit
School Workforce Lead Jack Worth discusses our latest research looking at the impact of teacher training bursaries on recruitment and retention.
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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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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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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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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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12 October 2023
NFER responds to latest DfE apprenticeship data
NFER Research Director, Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard, has given her reaction to the latest annual apprenticeship data published by the Department for Education.
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