February 2022

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EPRS 21/22 51 Children’s Mental Health Services 2020-21

This report from the Children’s Commissioner uses new data from NHS Digital and NHS England to report on access to Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) in England in 2020-21 and explore trends over the past 2 years. 

EPRS 21/22 52 State of the Nation 2021: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing

This report from the DfE brings together a range of evidence sources to build understanding of children and young people’s wellbeing over the 2020-21 academic year. 

EPRS 21/22 53 Wellbeing Report 2022: UK

This report from the TES brings together responses from more than 4,300 school staff (2,995 from the UK) who were surveyed about different aspects of their working lives.

EPRS 21/22 54 ‘Ready or not’: Care Leavers’ Views of Preparing to Leave Care

This report from Ofsted presents care leavers’ thoughts around preparation and planning for leaving care.  

EPRS 21/22 55 Measuring Pupil Inclusion in School Groups

This report from the Education Policy Institute proposes a range of new metrics for assessing the inclusiveness of school groups such as multi-academy trusts.   

EPRS 21/22 56 The Reading Framework: Teaching the Foundations of Literacy

 DfE helps primary school leaders to evaluate their teaching of early reading, particularly in Reception and Year 1.

EPRS 21/22 57 A Review and Evaluation of Secondary School Accountability in England: Statistical Strengths, Weaknesses, and Challenges for Progress 8 Raised by COVID-19

This research from the University of Bristol and the Institute of Education examines the Progress 8 accountability measure and makes recommendations for improving it.  

EPRS 21/22 58 Learning from the Past: Polytechnics

 This report from the Edge Foundation looks at the history of Polytechnics, from their inception to their integration into the university system.  

EPRS 21/22 59 Where Next? The Experience of International Students Connecting to UK Higher Education

This report from UCAS explores the current experience and attitudes of international students as they progress to higher education in the UK. 

EPRS 21/22 60 What is Early Help? Concepts, Policy Directions and Multi-Agency Perspectives

 This guidance report from Ofsted looks at the purpose, provision and potential of early help for children and families in England. 

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