Issue 15.07

Understanding Progress in the 2020/21 Academic Year

This report represents is first assessment of the learning loss experienced by pupils in England as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• 30 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Impact of School Closures and Subsequent Support Strategies on Attainment and Socio-Emotional Wellbeing in Key Stage 1

School closures during the first national Covid-19 lockdown meant disadvantaged children performed worse in reading and maths, particularly towards the end of the assessments, than their classmates.

• 30 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Schools Coronavirus (COVID-19) Operational Guidance

• 30 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Graduates’ Labour Market Outcomes During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Occupational Switches and Skill Mismatch

Recent graduates are facing tough challenges in the labour market amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but overall graduates are more likely to be in employment than people without a degree

• 30 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Effectiveness in Implementation of Access and Participation Plan Reform

The data shows the attainment gap between white and black university students appears to be closing but still remains too high.

• 16 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Coronavirus and Higher Education Students: England, 19 February to 1 March 2021

Almost two-thirds of students have indicated that their well-being and mental health has worsened since the start of the autumn term 2020.

• 16 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Positive, High-Achieving Students? What Schools and Teachers Can Do

Classroom teaching, and teacher feedback and assessments, go a long way to helping all students, regardless of who they are or what their background is.

• 16 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Support for Children’s Education During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This NAO report shows that children's learning and development has been held back by the disruption to normal schooling.

• 16 Mar 2021
• 24mins

Remote Education Research

Understanding what successful remote education has been a priority for Ofsted during the pandemic. This report has found that without an appropriate blended learning model, the current crisis makes for a particularly challenging situation.

• 3 Mar 2021
• 24mins

The Impact of School Closures on Autumn 2020 Attainment

At the end of the 2020 autumn term, there were measurable declines in attainment compared to the previous year across virtually all subjects and year groups.

• 3 Mar 2021
• 24mins