We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
The National Audit Office has said that although overall spending on schools will increase between 2014/15 and 2019/20, increasing pupil numbers and staff costs mean they will need to spend 8% less pe Read
Education
High-achieving well-off pupils in Scotland perform better at science, reading and maths than high-achieving poor pupils, according to research. Read
A legal case may mean that councils have to stop fining parents who take their children out of school during term time. Read
Education
Between 2007 and 2016 half a million fewer men than women living in the UK have been accepted to UK universities. Read
Education
Department for Education research shows a link between missing school and lower pupil attainment, but this isn’t the case for all types of absence. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Bank of England has estimated that 15 million jobs in the UK could be automated over the next few decades, equivalent to just under half the jobs in the UK right now. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Yep, it’s true. Read
Education
New figures have been reported showing almost a third of teachers leave state funded schools within five years of qualifying. The figures are correct, but they follow the historical trend. Read
Health
The government estimates that it costs £230,000 overall to get the average student through medical school. “The taxpayer” doesn’t pay for all of this because some comes in student loans. Read
Education
It’s correct that grammar school pupils entitled to free school meals are one in a thousand. Read
