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Provisional secondary school performance data for 2025–26 provides school‑level and local authority‑level Key Stage 4 results, showing attainment and progress measures for pupils across England to inform accountability and policy decisions.
Provisional statistics on Key Stage 4 performance in England for the 2025–26 academic year, reporting young people’s attainment and outcomes at the end of compulsory secondary education.
An independent SEND commissioner’s report on Slough Borough Council reviews special educational needs and disabilities services and provides recommendations to improve assessment, provision and compliance with statutory duties for children with SEND.
Statistics on overall, authorised and unauthorised pupil absence in state-funded schools in England for autumn 2025 and spring 2026, setting out absence levels and trends across the school system.
Data on destinations of key stage 4 and 5 students in 2025, showing progression into apprenticeships, education, employment and higher education or training for 16–19 year olds.
Ofsted will pilot a new Independent Complaints Review (ICR) service for schools inspected in the 2026/27 academic year, introducing an external review route for complaints about inspection outcomes and handling during that cohort of inspections.
Sir Ian Bauckham, Ofqual's Chief Regulator, gave a speech titled 'Connecting curriculum, assessment and trust – qualifications for the next decade' at the Confederation of School Trusts conference, setting out his views on future qualifications policy.
Consultation seeks evidence on proposed changes to school exclusion policy set out in the schools white paper Every child achieving and thriving, inviting views to inform reforms to exclusion practice and guidance across England’s schools.
Provides statistical commentaries on school inspections for 2025–26, summarising inspection outcomes, trends in graded judgments and notable patterns in standards, safeguarding and curriculum across inspected schools.
Presents case studies of mainstream schools showing how they foster pupils’ sense of belonging while maintaining high attendance and attainment, highlighting practices, challenges and strategies used by participating schools.
Fabian Society warns English universities face structural strain from interacting pressures on higher education funding and student loans, arguing a looming crisis could hit institutional sustainability and access unless policies change.
Ofqual has fined the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music £150,000 for serious failings in retaining and managing assessment evidence, citing shortcomings in data retention arrangements.
Interim findings from an independent evaluation summarise early evidence on how Ofsted’s renewed education and initial teacher education inspection frameworks are being implemented and experienced by providers.
A list of research publications that have used the GRADE dataset — the data-sharing collaboration between Ofqual, UCAS and the Department for Education — is published to show outputs drawing on England’s grading and admissions data.
Education Secretary Lucy Powell delivered a speech at the CST Conference 2026 setting out a bold vision to 'reimagine childhood', outlining her priorities for education and child policy in the coming period.
Performance Tracker 2026: Schools assesses recent school system performance across key metrics, updating the Institute for Government’s annual monitoring of standards, pupil outcomes and government delivery in education.
Argues student accommodation must be central to access and participation policy: for care‑experienced and estranged students housing is fundamental to continuation, attainment and completion, not an add‑on student service.
Science advice notes set out ways to improve entry pathways for girls and women into technology careers, offering evidence‑based recommendations to boost access, progression and retention in tech roles across the UK.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, delivered a keynote at the Confederation of School Trusts annual conference in Birmingham, outlining inspection priorities and expectations for school trusts (speech details published by Ofsted).
Reflects on graduate underemployment as a temporary detour rather than a terminal outcome, drawing on the author’s NHS Alliance and University of Bath experience to discuss skills, career pathways and how graduates can recover professional trajectories.
Socio-economic differences in who attends university have remained effectively unchanged over the past two decades, with students from less advantaged backgrounds — described as those who would gain most from higher education — still least likely to enrol.
Most education providers report a positive experience a year after Ofsted’s renewed inspection framework began, with independent research finding the new-look inspections are more collaborative and respectful in their approach.
Experts warn that Labour’s planned changes to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support may be undermined as parents rush to secure existing support, putting reforms at risk of unequal access.
New analysis finds the poorest students gain most from attending university and urges higher education institutions to increase outreach and support aimed at low-income pupils to improve access and boost life-time returns to degrees for disadvantaged groups.
Calls for a HERA 2.0 to update the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, shifting regulation away from market‑entry and competition toward alignment with England’s integrated skills economy, authored by Professor Dave Phoenix of The Open University.
A majority of teenagers back vocational reforms and more hands‑on learning from age 14, signalling youth support for practical routes through education rather than traditional academic pathways.
The 2026 Skills England annual report identifies key challenges across the skills system and publishes Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments outlining demand and supply gaps in priority sectors to inform policy and workforce planning.
Provisional phonics screening check results for England in 2026, with breakdowns by pupil and school characteristics, region and local authority to inform primary literacy policy and targeted support.
A HEPI blog argues that higher and further education institutions can balance compassionate responses with compliance needs in areas such as mitigating circumstances, reasonable adjustments, harassment, appeals and conduct, urging cultures that combine care with accountability.
Opinion piece argues the need to clarify what a university degree actually delivers for students and employers, questioning the value proposition prospective students face when weighing the cost of higher education.