December 2015

This document addresses some common misconceptions about the activities schools are required to carry out. It covers both recurring myths and new myths on changes for the 2015-2016 academic year.

This statistical release from Ofsted summarises the judgements made on 5,041 section 5 inspections conducted between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015.

The report from Ofsted is underpinned by the findings of over 5,000 inspections of schools, colleges and providers of further education and skills.

In this release Ofqual presents data on the number of GCSEs and Level 1/Level 2 certificates (commonly known as IGCSEs) which were received by exam boards in England for the November exam series.

This report from Ofsted presents the findings from an online survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of Ofsted in order to gather information about parental awareness of Ofsted’s role.

This guide from the Institute of Physics, based on the Open Doors project identifies barriers to countering gender stereotyping in schools and provides some suggestions for good practice.

This report from the National College of Teaching and Learning presents key findings from the annual survey of Newly Qualified Teachers in England.

This report from the NfER, based on data from the Labour Force Survey, provides new insights into the challenges of teacher recruitment and retention.

This report from the NfER seeks to identify the key characteristics of teaching and learning in technical and vocational education.

This research report from the DfE explores the extent to which pre-school experience and early home learning environment predict destinations and attainment at Key Stage 5.

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.