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A think tank has called for the T-level transition programme to be scrapped after finding one in four students who progress drop out within the first year

But researchers warn they cannot accurately measure compliance

Students at all-girls’ schools do slightly better in their exams than girls at co-educational schools, according to new research from the United Kingdom.

This report from the Education Policy Institute delves into the transformation of the Free School Meals (FSM) measure over the last two decades, shedding light on its significance and utilisation, notably within the framework of Pupil Premium (PP)

Girls who attend all-girls schools get better exam results than girls with similar backgrounds and academic records at co-ed schools, as well as boys at all-boys schools, according to new research. 

Pupil data is being used to check for benefit fraud and pursue parents under a secret deal between the education and work and pensions departments, Schools Week has learned.

We study the medium-run effect of Sure Start on academic outcomes, finding large benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Oxford Brookes University is set to examine the experiences of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from UK Armed Forces families.

There are severe long-term consequences for young people in the UK who spend time in youth custody, the majority of whom are boys.

LSE research concludes that this makes church schools ‘hubs of relative advantage’

A think tank has called for the “overwhelmingly negative” T Level transition programme to be scrapped after finding one in four learners who progress to a T Level drop out within the first year

Children in care generally have much lower educational attainment than their peers.

New research conducted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has found that since the Greater London LEZ was introduced in 2008, students within the zone, have experienced a meaningful improvement in Key Stage 2 test scores.

The secret DfE agreement with the Home Office to use pupil data to find and match family records including “to further the aims of the Hostile Environment” was exposed in 2016. But monthly handovers continue. Now it seems it’s open season to give pupil data to the rest of government too.

Suspensions, or temporary removals from school, form part of an array of sanctions used to manage pupil behaviour.