February 2015

This Statistical First Release shows the percentage of young people progressing to specified destinations in 2012-13. It reports on the cohort who were in Key Stages 4 and 5 in the academic year 2011-12.

This report summarises the responses to Ofsted’s ‘Better inspection for all’ consultation which ran from 9th October to 5th December 2014.

This Statistical first release (SFR) shows final 2013/14 GCSE and equivalent results in England at national, regional and local authority level. It covers pupils at the end of KS4 in the 2013-14 academic year.

This report from the Department of Education presents key findings from the recent Workload Challenge consultation which was carried out between October and November 2014.

This research brief from the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education highlights the current range of purposes for which digital assessment tools (TEA) have been used and seeks to identify what might be the factors inhibiting their use.

This report from the Educational Endowment Fund looks at the impact of the phonics based Fresh Start reading intervention with pupils in Year 7.

This analysis by the Sutton Trust examines the educational and professional backgrounds of 260 candidates for Parliament across the political parties.

This report by the Sutton Trust explores ways in which the professional development of teachers can be enhanced. It presents case studies and advances a series of recommendations.

This report published by the NfER examines the impact of the SpringBoard initiative to send pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to state and fee paying boarding schools.

This report summarises the Warwick Commission’s report on the Future of Cultural Value, examining how Britain can secure greater value from its cultural and creative assets.