Education
Is educational attainment in Scotland at record levels?
Figures on attainment in Scotland depend on which measure you prefer to look at. Read
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We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
Class sizes under the Conservatives
Average class sizes in English primary schools are up since 2010, although secondary school classes are very slightly smaller. Read
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Are there enough school places being created?
We took a look at claims from Prime Minister’s Questions about the need for new school places, what’s happening to per pupil spending and the level of need in the areas where free schools have opened. Read
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The UK's international education ranking
It’s important not to read too much into the UK’s rank alone, or draw conclusions from changes in our rankings about whether our education system is getting better or worse. Read
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Spending on schools up to 2020
You can look at the schools budget in terms of the actual cash that’s being spent, the value of that cash after prices have risen, and how it divides per pupil. Read
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Do poor grammar schools pupils make twice as much progress?
Poor children in particular seem to do particularly well at grammar schools (if they attend in the first place). Read
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Most, but not all, free schools help meet demand for school places
To set up a free school in England you need to show that there’s parental demand, and either a basic shortage of places or a lack of good school places in the area. Read
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Schools will have less to spend per pupil by 2020
The National Audit Office has said that although overall spending on schools will increase between 2014/15 and 2019/20, increasing pupil numbers and staff costs mean they will need to spend 8% less pe Read
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The attainment gap in Scotland’s schools
High-achieving well-off pupils in Scotland perform better at science, reading and maths than high-achieving poor pupils, according to research. Read
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The end of holiday fines?
A legal case may mean that councils have to stop fining parents who take their children out of school during term time. Read
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