July 2015

This report from the DfE provides an overview of phonics teaching practices and explores the impact of the phonics screening check on pupils’ reading skills.

This statistical first release from the DfE contains information about the school workforce employed in schools across all phases and types in England.

This statistical release from Ofsted summarises judgements made on Section 5 inspections which were conducted between 1st January 2015 and 31st March 2015.

This report from Ofsted outlines recent inspection judgements of non-association independent schools.

This Statistical First Release (SFR) from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills presents information on adult government-funded Further Education, all age Apprenticeships in England and the highest level of qualification held by adults aged 16-64 in England.

This report published by NfER and the Local Government Association explores the links between academy status for secondary schools and the attainment of pupils in 2014 GCSE exams.

This report by Professor Merryn Hutchings was published by the NUT. It presents the findings of research which explored the impact of school accountability measures and high stakes testing.

This report from Ofqual presents research which was conducted to ascertain whether concerns expressed about the difficulty of sample maths questions for the new GCSE were valid.

This report published by the Education Endowment Foundation evaluates the Improving Numeracy and Literacy Project which was delivered by the University of Oxford’s Department of Education.

This report produced by the National Audit Office presents a review of the Department for Education’s implementation of the Pupil Premium to date.

The research presented in this report was carried out by BMG research for the DfE. It explores the current cost of school uniform in England.