December 2016

This annual report from Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, covers the quality of schools, colleges, early years provision, and further education and skills.

The report published by the Department for Education provides key statistics on schools, training, qualifications and spending on education in the UK.

This report from the Teaching Schools Council looks at the evidence for what constitutes effective practice at primary level.

This review from the Teaching Schools Council looks at the evidence for effective pedagogy in MFL teaching.

This report published by the Department for Education is based on the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) assessments which were carried out in 2015. It looks at the performance of England’s 15-year-olds.

This National Report for England, published by the Department for Education compares English pupils’ performance and experience of maths and science in year 5 and year 9, compared with that in other countries.

This report from Ofsted investigates the availability and effectiveness of enterprise education and work-related learning for pupils in secondary schools in England.

This annual census from the Department for Education gives an overview of the Initial Teacher Training landscape, looking at the profile of those who embarked on training courses in 2016.

This report presents findings of Sir Nick Weller’s independent review of education in the North which has been produced to inform the delivery of a Northern Powerhouse Schools strategy.

This research brief from colleagues at the University of Bristol reports on research into ways of helping pupils overcome barriers to learning in mathematics.