Europe
What could happen to VAT and energy prices if we leave the EU?
Would energy bills be lower if we left the EU? We could cut VAT but beyond that it’s uncertain. Read
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Amy Sippitt
Head of Research (former)
Amy led our Policy and Research Team, and managed Full Fact’s research projects and academic partnerships. She previously led our fact checking team. She was responsible for gathering practical evidence to measure and enhance our impact and performance. Amy joined Full Fact in February 2014 from Buttle UK, a charity that provides grants to vulnerable young people. She graduated with a Masters in Social Research while working at Full Fact.
Education
There's only so much the data can tell us about teacher vacancies
Official statistics suggest that teacher vacancies remain low, but these may not fully reflect difficulties in teacher recruitment. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is spending on disability benefits going up or down?
Competing claims about spending on disability benefits count different types of disability benefits. Read
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Education
Are sixth forms and further education colleges better funded?
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn clashed in Parliament on what’s been happening to funding for further education colleges and sixth forms. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Adult skills funding: what happened in the last Parliament?
Jeremy Corbyn has claimed that adult skills funding was cut by 35% in the last Parliament. Read
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Europe
Manufacturing jobs and the EU
It's been claimed that two-thirds of manufacturing jobs are reliant on Britain's membership of the EU. That's wrong. Read
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Education
Are we recruiting enough trainee teachers?
At the heart of the debate about whether there's a teacher shortage are competing claims about what's been happening to numbers of trainee teachers. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did cutting the 50p rate of tax raise £8 billion?
Figures released this week on tax receipts aren't as simple as they might seem. Read
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Education
Do most secondary schools use non-specialist teachers?
The Association of School and College Leaders has warned today that teacher shortages are having a detrimental impact on pupils' education. Read
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Education
What's happening to secondary school places?
Concerns have been raised about the ability of local authorities to cope with a predicted 20% rise in secondary pupil numbers over the next decade. Read
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