We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
Several newspapers, as well as the BBC, have reported on comments made by the Chief Inspector of Schools in England, suggesting that he supports "positive discrimination" in recruiting teachers. Read
Education
578,975 pupils in England attended an independent (non-government funded) school in January 2014, according to the Department of Education school census—that's around 7% of all pupils. In 2009, 4.3% of … Read
Education
A National Audit Office report has been interpreted as showing that underperforming schools are more likely to improve if they don't receive any formal intervention. However, the data and methods of analysis are not strong enough to support this conclusion. Read
Education
On the face of it, today's GCSE results figures are alarming: the proportion of pupils getting five A*-C grades, including English and Maths, fell from 59.2% last year to 52.6% … Read
Education
The Mirror and Independent yesterday reported on new figures compiled by the Labour party, which the Mirror claimed show free schools to be "an expensive flop". Labour's analysis looks at … Read
Education
It states of inspection figures to which free schools were compared: "The findings cannot be interpreted as a balanced view of the quality of education nationally". Read
Education
The statistics body responds to claims by the Department for Education that free schools are twice as likely to be 'outstanding' under the new Ofsted framework. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Spotlight on social mobility. How can we define it, how it has changed over time and how mobility in the UK compares to other countries. Read
Education
This morning Nick Clegg said his flagship universal free school meals policy was better at raising outcomes than some literacy and numeracy schemes. We take a closer look at the impact of the pilot. Read
Education
With predictions out last week that the number of school pupils will reach over 8 million by 2023, confusing figures have been reported on whether new places are up to standard. Read
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