Measures of persistent absence for the COVID age
We try to calculate some new measures of persistent absence that try to account for the effects of COVID on school attendance data
Why aren’t there more students in school sixth forms?
Although CAGs in 2020 lead to students being awarded higher GCSE grades in 2020 , there was only a small increase in numbers staying on in school sixth forms
Inspection has become tougher for primary schools
A summary of Ofsted judgments from the Autumn term 2021 compared to the same period in 2019.
How does A-Level subject choice vary around the country?
A question of geography, not demography
Stimulating Physics Network (Phase 4 and 5) evaluation report
A report commissioned by the Institute of Physics (IOP). It evaluates the impact of Phase 4 and 5 of the Stimulating Physics Network project. It includes a written report and three appendices in the form of Excel workbooks. Report: Stimulating Physics Network Phase 4 and 5 evaluation Appendix: Phase 4 - summary statistics Appendix: Phase [...]
How school absence varies from day to day
Absence tends to be lowest on Wednesday mornings and (perhaps unsurprisingly) highest on Friday afternoons.
Mike Treadaway
We pay tribute to the co-founder of FFT, Mike Treadaway, who sadly passed away recently