March 2014

This diary survey by TNS BMRB for the DfE provides independently collected data on ours and working patterns of teachers in maintained primary and secondary schools, special schools and academy schools in England.

This new draft strategy was presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It restates the Government's commitment to tackling poverty at its source and outlines the steps which it proposes to take.

This official release reports on the outcomes of maintained school inspections conducted between 1 October 2013 and 31 December 2013.

In this document, Ofqual reports on the review of the quality (i.e. the accuracy and reliability) of marking which it carried out in early 2013.

This document reports on an investigation by Ofsted into good practice in colleges in London.

This report by Ofqual gives key information regarding appeals which are made to exam boards.

This research was undertaken by a colleague here at the Graduate School of Education in collaboration with the charity "5x5x5=creativity" which places emphasis on the importance of documenting learning.

This is a report on an investigation by the RSA which focused on SMSC, the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils in schools. David Kerr, one of the co-authors, is the Citizenship tutor on the PGCE course at Bristol University.

This report carried out by the Sutton trust and the London School of Economics (LSE) presents key findings from a two part research project on school admissions in England.

This report by the Policy Exchange looks into the accuracy of inspections, the quality of the inspectorate, and the impacts of Ofsted judgements.

This article published by Research Insights and the NfER reports on a Teacher Voice Survey about how prepared staff in schools feel to deliver the new primary programmes of study.

This report was published by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. It analyses findings about the ongoing gender gap in science based careers.