November 2013

This guidance from Ofqual sets out key changes to GCSE examinations from 2015.

This Statistical First Release from the DfE provides the earliest information on the overall achievement of young people in GCSE examinations and other regulated qualifications in 2013.

This myths and facts information from the DfE is based on the questions most commonly put to the department; it aims to provide clarity and dispel confusion.

This Statistical First release reports on pupil absence rates in England.

This report from Ofsted evaluates the quality of citizenship education at primary and secondary level.

This Statistical First Release from the DfE provides the earliest information on the achievement of young people in A levels and other level 3 examinations in England.

In this document the DfE responds to the recent consultation on secondary school accountability and sets out its proposals.

This implementation plan was published by the DfE and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. It sets out the key proposals for reforms to apprenticeships.

This summary describes recent research at the University of Bristol's Graduate School of Education which explored how drama can be used to communicate key issues in education.

This report by the DfE outlines key findings from a pilot study into the uses of 3D printers in schools.

This report from the Sutton trust explores the socio-economic reasons why young people from less well- off backgrounds are less likely to attend high status universities.