Schools, education & training

Major research project that provides the Department for Education with the critical information needed to monitor and evaluate childcare and early years provision.

NatCen, in collaboration with lead institution the Education Policy Institute (EPI), were commissioned by the Social Mobility Commission to conduct research into the national, regional and organisational barriers to a stable early years (EY) workforce in England.

We were commissioned by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues to conduct an evaluative survey to provide JCCV with a better idea of the extent and nature of its impact on schools and practitioners.

Project Success aimed to use text messages to improve GCSE English and/maths re-sit pass rates.

Testing whether increasing students’ physical activity can lead to improved cognition and academic attainment.

A report on part-time and mature students and their chosen qualifications and levels, and the factors that inform their choices.

Recent evidence confirms that early education has benefits for children’s cognitive, social and emotional development.

Mixed mode study on the nature and funding of provision in schools and colleges.

New report highlights challenges of school collaboration.

The public are split on the expansion of grammar schools, with 53% supporting such a policy.