Education
Fall in the number of children being placed for adoption
The Department for Education puts the decrease down to the misinterpretation of two high profile court judgments. Read
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Education
We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
16-19 education saw the largest fall in education spending over the last Parliament
An analysis of the claim by the Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell that the Conservatives have overseen the deepest cuts to post-16 education ever. Read
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Education
Are there record numbers of young people going to university?
We take a look at the different ways of measuring university participation by young people and disadvantaged young people. Read
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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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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
Are graduates settling for non-graduate jobs?
CIPD says 58.8% of graduates are in non-graduate roles, but this is based on an old survey. 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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Economy, Business & Finance
Ashes to ashes, grants to loans: how scrapping maintenance grants will affect students
The government is scrapping maintenance grants, replacing them with larger loans. What effect will this have? Read
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