November 2015

This is a summary of the government’s green paper proposals to radically change the higher education landscape.

This report from the DfE is based on a 2015 survey undertaken by a representative sample of young people aged 16-18 in the UK. It looks at the challenges and opportunities facing apprenticeship schemes in the UK.

This report from Ofsted, based on inspection evidence and interviews, looks at the effectiveness of apprenticeship training across England.

This statistical first release (SFR) reports the number of children assessed to be in need of social care services in the year 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015.

This report from the DfE summarises key data about pupils with special education needs. It reports on their attainment, progression, destinations and absence and exclusion rates.

This experimental first release (SFR) shows the percentage of young people progressing to specified destinations in 2013-14.

This good practice report published by Ofsted outlines how four further education colleges tackled the challenge of increasing their English and mathematics programmes in response to the new requirements of 16-19 study programmes.

This research brief published by the DfE aims to examine trends in bullying based on the latest data from the second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England.

This report is based on research carried out by the think tank LKMco and published by Pearson. It looks, among other things, at a range of factors which motivate teachers or which cause them to leave the profession.

This report from NfER looks at the initial impact of the Cultural Education Partnerships in different areas of England and considers how they may be further developed.

This report was prepared by the NfER and published by the DfE. It explores which factors might account for the differences between schools in the performance of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.