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Issue 13.01

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What Impact Does Accountability Have On Curriculum, Standards and Engagement In Education?

In the UK, as in many other countries, schools are held accountable for their ability to provide high quality education that leads to strong educational outcomes. This NFER literature review identifies and evaluates research evidence on the impact of different types of accountability systems. The review demonstrates that there are pros and cons in all accountability systems, including those in high performing countries.

  • 24mins
Leadership

2018 Annual Report on Education Spending in England

This annual report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on education spending in England provides measures of spending per student in the early years, schools, further education and higher education back to the early 1990s. Among the findings this year, the report shows that funding for 16- to 18-year-olds and for general further education has been cut much more sharply than funding for schools, pre-school or higher education.

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Leadership

An Initial Assessment Of The 2-Year-Old Free Childcare Entitlement: Drivers Of Take-Up And Impact On Early Years Outcomes

This report by the Early Intervention Foundation has found that extending government-funded childcare to two-year olds has failed to narrow the attainment gap between the poorest children and their richer peers. It also found that the two-year-old offer delivered only "modest" improvement in educational outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

  • 24mins
Leadership

Structural Elements Of Quality Early Years Provision: A Review Of The Evidence

This EPI report brings together key sources related to structural quality in early years provision, focusing on the so-called ‘iron triangle’: workforce training and professional development, child-to-staff ratios and group size. Overall, the report found that structural elements have an impact on children’s outcomes across several domains, both socio-emotional as well as cognitive.

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