We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
What impact are increasing pupil numbers having on infant class sizes? Taking into account both lawfully and unlawfully large classes, there are growing numbers with 31 or more pupils. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"The Tories have been urged to overhaul apprenticeships after it emerged a million people bid for 85,000 places last year", Mirror, 23rd May 2015 In Wednesday's Queen's Speech the government … Read
Education
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a survey of the educational achievement of 15-year-olds developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Read
Education
We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election. Read
Education
The National Foundation for Educational Research's policy updates, analyses and news on education and related issues for the UK 2015 general election can be found here. NFER improves education and … Read
Education
In this section Independent expert commentary from the National Foundation for Educational Research Manifesto clash: the number of apprenticeships Manifesto clash: the quality of apprenticeships Manifesto clash: university fees Manifesto … Read
Education
About 8 million working age adults have 'below-functional' numeracy skills and about 5 million have 'below-functional' literacy skills in England. Read
Education
Approximately one in six young people are unemployed (16.1%) in contrast to an overall unemployment rate of 5.6%. The Coalition has introduced considerable reforms of 14-19 vocational routes to employment … Read
Education
GCSEs are being reformed with the intention that they'll be "more challenging so pupils are better prepared for further academic or vocational study, or for work". Read
Education
This article has been updated. A quarter of people say education will be very important to them in making their decision about who to vote for in the General Election. … Read
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