April 2022

This government White Paper sets out a vision for every child in England to receive a world-class education founded on literacy and numeracy and outlines the ways in which it intends to achieve this.

The SEND Review report outlines the challenges faced by children and young people with SEND and proposes actions to deliver a system which consistently meets their needs

This report from the National Foundation for Education Research (NfER) presents an overview of the current teacher labour market in England. It also looks at the impact of the pandemic on teachers’ working lives.

This report from the NfER evaluates a series of projects which were designed to support science teachers to engage in research.

This report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) provides an overview of current trends in Design and Technology, looking at student take up and teacher recruitment.

This report from the Sutton Trust gives a comprehensive picture of how well recent policy initiatives are being implemented on the ground and of how things can be further improved.

This is the DfE’s summary of an academic paper available through OSF preprints. It provides an analysis of large-scale trial data to assess the impact of the pandemic on key aspects of adolescent mental health.

This report presents findings from the December 2021 wave of the School and College Panel which provides rapid feedback via a survey to the DfE on topical educational issues.

This report from the House of Commons Education Committee provides an overview of the impact of the pandemic on pupils’ learning and calls on the government to re-focus its catch-up efforts.

This is the latest in Ofsted’s series of recovery briefings which present an overview of education recovery across different sectors of education. The summary is focussed on schools.