February 2014

This statistical release from the Department for Education provides revised 2012/13 information on Key Stage 4 attainment against a range of pupil characteristics.

This document from the Department for Education addresses some common misconceptions about the activities schools are required to undertake.

This Statistical First Release from the Department for Education presents information about adult (19+) government-funded further education (excluding schools and Higher Education) and all age apprenticeships (16+) between 2008/9 and 2012/13.

The summer schools programme for 2014 has just opened; guidance for schools is outlined in this document from the Department for Education.

This document outlines findings from the NAHT's recent independent commission on assessment in the light of government reform.

This research by colleagues here at the Graduate School of Education set out to explore how educational institutions perceive and react to government reform.

Last February the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Mobility held a Character and Resilience summit; their report looks at the links between certain character traits and success and asks whether there should be more emphasis on character qualities within education.

This report from NfER brings together what is currently known about effective approaches to school and teacher engagement with evidence.

This report was commissioned by the Department for Education and published by TNS BMRB and IPSE. It reports on research into the Higher Education aspirations of high-achieving pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

This report was published by Freshminds for the Association of Colleges. It presents research on young people's career aspirations and decision making processes.