June 2015

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EPRS 14/15 94 Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2015

This statistical first release (SFR) contains key data on pupils enrolled in schools in England.

EPRS 14/15 95 The future of education inspection: understanding the changes

This document from Ofsted outlines how the changes to the inspection system will affect a range of providers.

EPRS 14/15 96 Further education and skills inspection outcomes

This statistical release from Ofsted contains provisional data for inspections of further education and skills providers which were conducted between 1 September 2014 and 28 February 2015.

EPRS 14/15 97 Summer exam entries: GCSEs, Level 1/2 certificates, AS and A levels in England

In this statistical release, Ofqual presents data on the number of exam entries for summer 2015 which were received by exam boards by April 2015.

EPRS 14/15 98 Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015

This release from the Department for Education reports on all statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans issued and maintained by local authorities.

EPRS 14/15 99 Character nation

This report published by Demos explores past efforts to embed character development into the education system before making a series of recommendations.

EPRS 14/15 100 Missing talent

This report from the Sutton Trust looks at the issue of highly able children from poorer backgrounds who fall behind by the end of key stage 4.

EPRS 14/15 101 Perceptions of A levels, GCSEs and other qualifications in England

This report was commissioned by Ofqual and conducted by YouGov. It presents the findings of a survey which investigated the attitudes of a range of stakeholders to key qualifications and to the examinations system.

EPRS 14/15 102 Changing mindsets

This report published by the Education Endowment Foundation evaluates research carried out at the University of Portsmouth which looked at the effect of growth mindset training on academic attainment and attitudes.

EPRS 14/15 103 The student academic experience survey 2015

This document from the Higher Education Authority and the Higher Education Policy Institute presents the results of a survey in which students evaluate different aspects of their university experience.

Points of Information No.164

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