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Issue 15.06

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The Wellbeing of 15-Year-Olds

Happiness continues to decrease in 10 to 15-year-olds in the UK. The aspects that decreased significantly over a 10-year period were happiness with life as a whole, happiness with friends and happiness with school.

  • 15 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

Overall Results for GCSEs in the Autumn Series

Just under 60 per cent of students who entered improved their grade compared with the summer.

  • 15 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

The National Online Tuition Pilot

According to the evaluation, online tutoring had “high reach”, and led to reported improvements in learners’ confidence, engagement with education and preparedness for the new school year.

  • 15 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary School Children’s Learning

This report reveals that although all year groups have struggled to reach age related expectations due to the pandemic, it is the youngest children whose learning has had the most significant drop.

  • 15 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth

This white paper aims to put employers at the heart of post-16 education and skills, giving employers a central role in the creation of almost all courses.

  • 3 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

Report for the Northern Powerhouse Partnership on Adjusted Progress 8

This report warns that the impact of disadvantaged pupils on attainment appears to be increasing, with schools with higher numbers of these students seeing exam performance drop.

  • 3 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

EPI Proposals for Awarding Grades in Summer 2021

This report says that given that learning loss has been large and unequal, and that grading cannot now take place with public examinations, there is a serious issue about whether the usual grades can be safely awarded in 2021.

  • 3 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh
Leadership

Impact of School Closures and Subsequent Support Strategies on Attainment and Socio-Emotional Wellbeing

This report assesses the extent to which Key Stage 1 pupils’ attainment in reading and maths were impacted by partial school closures during the first national Covid-19 lockdown, and particularly the effect on disadvantaged pupils.

  • 3 Feb 2021
  • 24mins
  • Raspal Singh