We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
Spending per pupil in England fell by 8% in real terms from 2009/10 to 2017/18, and will be held constant from 2017/18 to 2019/20. UK education spending was about average among OECD countries in 2015. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Several claims have been made about pay changes for police, teachers, nurses and MPs. We took a look at them. Read
Education
English grammar schools received around £700 less state funding per pupil than other state schools in 2016/17. Read
Education
The number of state-funded school places has increased by about 825,000 in England since 2010. Read
Education
300 schools haven’t been inspected by Ofsted for a decade or more as they were last rated as outstanding, so don’t have to be inspected every five years. Read
Education
White applicants to Oxford University from the UK are twice as likely to be accepted as black applicants. Overall, 18% of undergraduates from the UK who took up their place at Oxford in 2017 were BME. Read
Education
4% of UK students who began their first UK university degree in 2016/17 were white, but white students are the least likely ethnic group to enter higher education. Read
Education
Oxford University students are most likely to be from Greater London. Read
Education
Explaining the Coalition and Conservative governments’ record on tuition fees, Education Maintenance Allowance, Sure Start, and school building. Read
Education
Politicians were accused of misrepresenting students’ finance options - so how does it work? Read
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