Education
Are childcare costs soaring?
We know that at the very least, costs for part-time nursery for the under 2s has been increasing—particularly in certain regions. 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
Is the performance of disadvantaged pupils improving?
School performance of disadvantaged pupils has, for the most part, been improving. The trend is less clear for the gap between these pupils and their peers. Read
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Education
How many free schools are in deprived communities?
Based on the available data, just under 45% of open mainstream free schools are in areas ranked as in the 30% most deprived. Read
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Education
England not named world's second worst nation for child happiness
Compared to 14 other countries in a survey, England's children were some of the least happy on specific aspects such as their relationship with teachers and self-confidence. Read
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Education
Seven in ten free schools are in areas needing more school places
By the start of the 2014/15 academic year (September 2014), 75% of open or approved free schools were in areas with an expected need, according to analysis by the Department for Education (DfE). Read
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Education
Is the number of unlawfully large infant classes falling?
What impact are increasing pupil numbers having on infant class sizes? Taking into account both lawfully and unlawfully large classes, there are growing numbers with 31 or more pupils. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Apprenticeships cause confusion in the headlines
"The Tories have been urged to overhaul apprenticeships after it emerged a million people bid for 85,000 places last year", Mirror, 23rd May 2015 In Wednesday's Queen's Speech the government … Read
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Education
Clash of the manifestos: the quality of apprenticeships
We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election. Read
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Education
Clash of the manifestos: the number of apprenticeships
We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What's been happening to the tax gap?
"Under the last Labour government the tax gap was falling by £1.5bn a year on average between 2005-06 and 2009-10. But under the Tories it has been increasing by an … Read
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