Return to News and Resources Pupil absence during the heatwave By Natasha Plaister and Katie Beynon, FFT Education Datalab Unless you’ve been living in a (lovely, cool) cave, you’re unlikely to have missed the fact that there was a heatwave last week. Temperatures peaked at 37C and schools around the country closed their doors, with some reports suggesting as many as 1,200 schools … Read More
The links between disadvantage and the achievement grade in school inspection
Return to News and Resources The links between disadvantage and the achievement grade in school inspection By Dave Thomson, FFT Education Datalab Ofsted introduced its new inspection framework in November last year. Since then, the relationship between the achievement grade and disadvantage has been subject to scrutiny. In response, Ofsted published some analysis showing the relationship between the achievement grade and the attainment of … Read More
Halving the disadvantage gap
Return to News and Resources Halving the disadvantage gap By Katie Beynon, FFT Education Datalab One of the big announcements in the schools White Paper released earlier this year was an ambition to halve the disadvantage gap at Key Stage 4. This would be achieved, it said, by grades increasing across the board, with bigger increases for disadvantaged than the non-disadvantaged pupils. … Read More
Curriculum and Assessment Review and Government Response
Return to News and Resources Curriculum and Assessment Review and Government Response By FFT Education Last week’s publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR), led by Professor Becky Francis, and the Government’s accompanying response represents a significant step towards a curriculum that works for pupils of all backgrounds. Most importantly, we are pleased to see such a strong focus on … Read More