September 2015

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EPRS 15/16 1 Key stage 3: The wasted years?

This report from Ofsted presents findings from a survey commissioned by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector to look at the effectiveness of Key Stage 3 provision in English schools.

EPRS 15/16 2 Permanent and fixed period exclusions in England: 2013 to 2014

This statistical first release from the DfE reports on permanent and fixed term exclusions from state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools during the 2013-14 academic year.

EPRS 15/16 3 Higher education in England: Key facts

This report from the HEFCE provides an overview of the trends in the higher education (HE) sector. It looks at the challenges which the sector faces, as well as highlighting areas of growth and development.

EPRS 15/16 4 National Pupil Projections – Future trends in pupil numbers

This statistical release from the DfE provides national projections to 2024 for the number of pupils in schools in England by type of school and age group.

EPRS 15/16 5 The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pathfinder programme evaluation: Final Impact Research Report

This is the final evaluation report from the DfE’s evaluation of the SEND pathfinder programme which was set up to pilot the government’s SEND reforms.

EPRS 15/16 6 NfER Teacher Voice Omnibus: Questions for the DfE November 2014

This report published by the DfE analyses teacher responses to a set of questions submitted to the NfER’s Teacher Omnibus survey in November 2014.

EPRS 15/16 7 Students, computers and learning: Making the connection

This report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) uses the 2012 PISA results to explore a range of issues, including the extent to which computers in the classroom enhance learning.

EPRS 15/16 8 Does socio-economic background affect pay growth among early entrants to high status jobs?

This report published by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research asks what happens with individuals from different backgrounds as they progress in their career trajectory within higher status employment.

EPRS 15/16 9 Research on funding for young people with SEN

This report presents research which was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) and carried out by the Isos partnership in order to explore the effectiveness of funding allocation for young people with special educational needs (SEN).

EPRS 15/16 10 Independent Commission on Fees 2015 Final Report

This is the final report from The Independent Commission on Fees which was set up to monitor the impact of the new university fees regime.

EPRS 15/16 11 Over-qualification and skills mismatch in the graduate labour market

This report was commissioned by the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) in order to explore the available evidence on the extent to which graduates in today’s labour market are over-qualified and over-skilled.

Points of Information No.166

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