March 2017

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EPRS 16/17 67 Closing the attainment gap in maths: A study of good practice in early years and primary settings

This report from the Fair Education Alliance presents case studies from 10 primary schools and 10 early years settings in which a high quality education is being delivered, irrespective of children’s backgrounds.

EPRS 16/17 68 The two cultures: Do schools have to choose between the EBacc and the arts?

This report from New Schools Network (NSN) presents research into the extent to which the introduction of the EBacc has had a negative impact on arts subjects.

EPRS 16/17 69 Do inspectors inspecting the same school make consistent decisions?

This report presents research conducted by Ofsted to measure the reliability and consistency of inspectors’ judgements.

EPRS 16/17 70 Life after school: confronting the crisis

This report from the charity Impetus-Private Equity Foundation examines what happens to young people who fail to achieve A*-C in maths and English by age 16.

EPRS 16/17 71 GCSE mathematics: understanding schools’ approaches to tiering

This report from Ofqual explores the extent to which the move to new assessments in maths is likely to affect schools’ decisions regarding pupils’ entry to foundation or higher tier.

EPRS 16/17 72 Teacher workload survey 2016: research report

This report from the DfE presents findings from a large scale survey of teachers and senior leaders in primary and secondary schools.

EPRS 16/17 73 Selective comprehensives 2017

This report from the Sutton Trust presents new research which provides an overview of the extent to which the top comprehensives in England can be said to be genuinely non-selective.

EPRS 16/17 74 The changing educational attainment of graduate recruits to major public sector organisations

This report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies examines how levels of educational achievement on entry to higher education have changed over time for graduate recruits to a range of key public sector professions.

EPRS 16/17 75 Degree Apprenticeships: Realising opportunities

This report from Universities UK gives an overview of the current and future growth and development of degree apprenticeships.

EPRS 16/17 76 Accelerated degrees in Higher Education: A literature review

This literature review was carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies to explore the existing knowledge base about accelerated degrees.

EPRS 16/17 77 Accelerated degrees in Higher Education: Case study report

This report from the Institute for Employment Studies is based on six case studies of accelerated degree courses.

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