Today’s teacher training stats reinforce that tackling the teacher supply challenge will need to be a top priority for the next Government. Jack Worth looks at what the three main political parties are offering on teacher recruitment & retention: bit.ly/2qSX2ow #GE2019

Interested in understanding how the Pupil Premium can be used to make a real difference to pupil outcomes? Then have a read of the EEF's Pupil Premium guide: eef.li/PupilPremium

Ahead of the #PISA2018 results launching tomorrow, Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at ASCL, has written a blog for NFER looking at the schools perspective of the latest 'PISA eruption' bit.ly/2DDJ2lf

The PISA results are out! The focus this year was on reading, Around 600,000 pupils from 79 countries across the world took part in #PISA2018. Read the reports from England, Wales and Northern Ireland here: bit.ly/2P6hZEG

Attainment gap at Key Stage 2 DfE data published today shows that, in 2019, 51% of disadvantaged pupils reached the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths compared to 71% of all other pupils - that 20pp gap is unchanged for last 3 years: bit.ly/38AIKtS

Today we've published a new report in our 'Schools responses to #Covid19' series focusing on the pandemic’s impact on pupils, teachers, schools & communities, and schools’ plans & concerns ahead of reopening to all year groups this month Nuffield Foundation nfer.ac.uk/schools-respon…

NEW: EEF publishes interim findings from National Foundation for Educational Research research into the impact of Covid-19 partial school closures - finds “significantly lower achievement”, with “large and concerning gap” for disadvantaged pupils. Read more here: eef.li/wGZIa6

Today, EEF and NFER have published new interim findings which look at the extent to which KS1 pupils’ attainment in reading and maths were impacted by the first national #Covid19 lockdown, particularly the effect on disadvantaged pupils.

The skills imperative 2035: Essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce – £2.5 million National Foundation for Educational Research is leading a strategic research partnership which will identify the essential employment skills people will need for work by 2035. nuffieldfoundation.org/project/the-sk…

We are delighted to announce that we will be leading a new five-year research programme, funded by the @nuffieldfound, projecting the demand and supply of essential employment skills up until the year 2035. Read the full story here: bit.ly/2SgSYfq #ukedchat

🔊 Exciting Update: We've just released a new report on piloting methods for developing better evidence on student support. Dive into the findings, lessons learned about the evaluation methods and our recommendations for the sector 💡 🔗s33320.pcdn.co/wp-content/upl…

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NEW on Wonkhe: The sector is facing a crisis in data skills wonkhe.com/blogs/the-cris…

🚨 HE professionals in England! Responsible for fair access and student outcomes? We want your insights 💭 ✍️Take part in a short survey on barriers in developing Type 3 evidence as part of our new project with @BrilliantCluband Cambridge University 👇 cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_73…

New Post: The new wave of Access and Participation Plans – a reflection on the last 12 months buff.ly/3T0UW0o

🚨 NEW: Our briefing on the attainment gap warns that inequalities in education are a ticking time bomb for social mobility. With the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers widening considerably post pandemic, a renewed focus on closing it is urgently needed 🧵⤵️

Senior Labour figures call for ‘life-transforming’ Sure Start policy theguardian.com/education/2024…

NEW: Sure Start, England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results. Read Nick Ridpath Sarah Cattan Pedro Carneiro’s report, funded by Nuffield Foundation: ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

School finances are under pressure. Senior leaders are having to make cuts to essential staff and activities. Nearly half are using funding meant for disadvantaged pupils to plug gaps in their general budgets. Read a breakdown of our new research ⤵️ buff.ly/3vPRiNZ

📢 New blog post! As we develop new implementation and process evaluation guidance, Professor Billy Wong and Lydia Fletcher from the Uni of Reading explore how it reveals the process of change, not just outcomes. Discover their insights 🔽 taso.org.uk/news-item/stay…