April 2016

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EPRS 15/16 78 Language Trends 2014-15: The state of language learning in primary and secondary schools in England

This year’s Language Trends survey published by the British Council and the CfBT Education Trust reports on the current health of languages in various sectors of education.

EPRS 15/16 79 Children and young people’s mental health: State of the nation

This report from the CentreForum think tank sets out the latest information about the prevalence and trends in mental health among children and young people.

EPRS 15/16 80 Education in England: Annual report 2016

This report by the think tank CentreForum presents an overview of a range of key issues in education.

EPRS 15/16 81 Caught out: Primary schools, catchment areas and social selection

This Research Brief from the Sutton Trust explores the issue of socially selective schools.

EPRS 15/16 82 Enquiries about results for GCSE and A level: Summer 2015 exam series

This statistical release from Ofqual provides information about the number of enquiries about results made for GCSE and A level in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and other UK regions and overseas.

EPRS 15/16 83 Level 2 and 3 attainment in England: Attainment by age 19 in 2015

This statistical first release from the DfE provides the latest information at both national and local authority level on the Level 2 and Level 3 attainment of 19 year olds in 2015.

EPRS 15/16 84 Pupil absence in schools in England 2014-2015

This statistical release from the DfE provides information about absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools during the full school year 2014-15.

EPRS 15/16 85 Reducing teachers’ workload: summary of reports from the working groups

This report from the DfE provides key points from the reports produced by each of the three review groups set up in the wake of the Teachers Workload survey.

EPRS 15/16 86 Moving forward: How well the FE and skills sector is preparing young people with high needs for adult life

This survey by Ofsted explores to what extent FE and skills sector provision is appropriate and effective for high needs learners.

EPRS 15/16 87 Headteachers’ perspectives on the In Harmony programme

This report from the NfER provides feedback from a roundtable discussion of headteachers who met to explore the impact of the music initiative In Harmony in schools.

EPRS 15/16 88 The Culture White Paper

This White Paper published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport sets out how the government will support our cultural sectors over the coming years.

Points of Information No.173

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