Ofsted have recently published new research and analysis on artificial intelligence (AI) - ‘The biggest risk is doing nothing’: insights from early adopters of artificial intelligence in schools and further education colleges. You can read the report and their findings here on their website. Also, this page on Oftesed's website explains how they lookn at … Continue reading Insights from early adopters of artificial intelligence
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The Age 11 Dip
We all know that transition from primary to secondary school is a big change and challenge for young people, so it's no surprise - but very alarming - that this new report based on 80,000 children's responses, shows that more than one in four pupils begin to disengage from school during Year 7. The findings … Continue reading The Age 11 Dip
New trial will find out if Oak’s AI-powered lesson planning tool can reduce workload while maintaining quality
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is inviting primary schools to take part in trial of Aila, Oak National Academy’s AI-powered lesson planning assistant. Launched on 12th May, the EEF is recruiting around 450 primary school teachers to take part. Find out more here.
Safer smartphones and social media: What do Britons want?
A new report from The New Britain Project and More in Common for the National Education Union finds that across Britain, there are high levels of concern about the impact that social media is having on young people. For parents, social media tops the list of negative impacts on their children's mental health. Almost two … Continue reading Safer smartphones and social media: What do Britons want?
Reforming Accountability – new report from the Education Policy Institute
This newly published report from the Education Policy Institute looks at school accountability, over 30 years since the introduction of school performance tables for schools England. Key findings include: The current system was set up for a different era; Parents and carers are using accountability measures, but not necessarily getting the whole picture; Judging the … Continue reading Reforming Accountability – new report from the Education Policy Institute
Schools’ responses to financial pressures 2023
This newly published report from the DfE is based on last year's figures so is not entirely up to date, but it tells a story we are all familiar with, and which has not improved since then. The research and analysis was carried out by BMG Research and CooperGibson Research. Most schools felt they were … Continue reading Schools’ responses to financial pressures 2023
Careful Calculation: Addressing maths anxiety in the classroom
A new report from GL Assessment, drawing on the experiences of educators and experts, covering: The factors contributing to girls' maths attainment lag post-pandemic, including low confidence and anxiety. Practical strategies for identifying and addressing maths anxiety in your classroom. Learn how the New Group Maths Test helps teachers adapt to each student's level and … Continue reading Careful Calculation: Addressing maths anxiety in the classroom
Access to local and national data on child sexual abuse in England and Wales.
The Data Insights Hub is a new interactive dashboard from the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse that is designed to enable professionals, commissioners and researchers to find, understand and use official data on child sexual abuse. You can access the data hub here.
The mature MAT model
The NGA has published a new report, The mature MAT model success, innovation and challenges in the trust system. This report follows two previous NGA studies, in 2019 and 2021, charting the trust system’s evolution with a particular focus on governance. Download the report here to explore the following themes: The mature academy trustThe resources … Continue reading The mature MAT model
Impact of school closures in Key Stage 1
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published a report on the impact of school closures in Key Stage 1 on attainment and social skills of pupils in Year 4 and Year 5 in academic year 2023/2024, using a longitudinal observational study that followed a group of children who were at the very start of primary … Continue reading Impact of school closures in Key Stage 1
OECD report: Education at a Glance 2024
Education at a Glance is the definitive guide to the state of education around the world. More than 100 charts and tables in the publication and country notes – as well as many more in the data explorer – describe the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; access, participation and progression … Continue reading OECD report: Education at a Glance 2024
Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, study finds
New research led by Bill Nicholl and Ian Hosking at the University of Cambridge suggests that teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes. The findings are from a year-long University of Cambridge study with Design and … Continue reading Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, study finds
Understanding current practice and research priorities in teaching Writing
A new report from The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) focuses on furthering the understanding of current practice and research priorities in teaching Writing. Key findings include: Similarities in schools between all key stages in terms of their approaches and/or programmes to teach Writing, and how the decisions on the approach to Writing are made and … Continue reading Understanding current practice and research priorities in teaching Writing
Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on schools
Megan Lucas and Jenna Julius from the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) have written a new report on the impact of cost-of-living. The NFER website notes: Since 2021, unprecedented increases in energy costs, rapid increases in food costs and substantial increases in the cost of housing via higher rent/mortgage costs have driven a dramatic … Continue reading Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on schools
Understanding Attendance: Findings on the drivers of pupil absence
In the 2022-23 academic year, 22.3% of all pupils were persistently absent. ImpactEd Evaluation launched Understanding Attendance, a national project helping schools and trusts to identify the underlying drivers of pupil absence, and the first report from this project "Understanding Attendance: Findings on the drivers of pupil absence from over 30,000 young people in England" … Continue reading Understanding Attendance: Findings on the drivers of pupil absence
