October 2013

This Statistical First release from the DfE provides final 2012 and provisional 2013 data on the achievements of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check and key stage 1 teacher assessments.

This report from Ofsted provides a picture of the "state of the nation's schools" as indicated by inspection outcomes for the above period.

A Statistical First Release from the DfE which examines the progress in English and mathematics at age 16-18 by pupils who failed to gain grades A*-C in these subjects at Key Stage 4.

Ofqual reports on the qualifications which are currently being taken in schools and school sixth forms.

The National College for Teaching and leadership here outlines the acriteria used to allocate Initial Teacher Training places to a range of providers.

In this report, Ofsted evaluates schools’ effectiveness in delivering RE curricula in primary and secondary schools.

This is a report on research conducted here at Bristol Graduate School of Education. It examines student responses to key aspects of the last government's 14-19 curriculum reform programme and looks at the widerr issue of student priorities regarding education provision.

A report by the Christian think tank Theos which discusses key questions related to the impact of faith schools and their role within our education system.

This report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development draws on a wide-ranging study of adult (16-65) skills in literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments.

This report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NfER) explores the challenges and opportunities afforded by the recent disapplication of national curriculum levels.

In this report the NfER looks at current science curricula and pupil attitudes to science in the light of proposed reforms to GCSE science.

A report by Save the Children which looks at how the achievement gap between very young children from low income families and their peers goes on to affect qualifications and life chances.