October 2016

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EPRS 16/17 13 Provisional GCSE and equivalent results in England, 2015-16

This Statistical First Release from the DfE looks at pupil performance and progress at the end of key stage 4 against the new 2016 headline measures.

EPRS 16/17 14 Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments in England, 2016

This Statistical First Release from the DfE provides phonics screening check and key stage 1 national curriculum teacher assessment results for pupils in schools in England.

EPRS 16/17 15 Provisional and other 16-18 results in England, 2015-16

This Statistical First Release from the Department for Education reflects the new 16-18 accountability system which was implemented in 2016.

EPRS 16/17 16 Higher Education in England 2016: key facts

This report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) provides a statistical overview of trends and developments within the higher education (HE) sector in England

EPRS 16/17 17 The evolution of school league tables in England, 1992-2016: contextual ‘value-added’, ‘expected progress’ and ‘progress 8’

This working paper published by George Leckie and Harvey Goldstein at the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education charts and evaluates the development of pupil progress measures over the last 25 years in England.

EPRS 16/17 18 Engaging teachers: NfER analysis of teacher retention

This report from the Sutton Trust explores how engaged and supported teachers feel and analyses which factors most closely relate to their intention to remain in or leave the profession.

EPRS 16/17 19 Teacher workload and professional development in England’s secondary schools: insights from TALIS

This report from the Education Policy Institute focuses on teachers’ workload and professional development, comparing the situation in England with that in other countries.

EPRS 16/17 20 Grammar schools and social mobility

In this report, the Education Policy Institute looks at the effects of grammar schools and their impact on social mobility.

EPRS 16/17 21 Shadow schooling: private tutoring and social mobility in the UK

In this report, the Sutton Trust examines the role which private tuition plays in the English education system.

EPRS 16/17 22 Education at a glance

This report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides a comprehensive overview of international educational data.

EPRS 16/17 23 Education at a glance: UK country notes

This report focuses on the country notes for the UK taken from the Education at a Glance report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It shows how the UK education system and student outcomes compare to those of the other countries

EPRS 16/17 24 The invisible problem? Improving students’ mental health.

In this report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, an Oxford undergraduate examines a range of issues around students’ mental health in England.

Points of Information No.178

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