At the forefront of education research
FFT’s aim is to help schools make the best possible use of education data to improve education outcomes for all pupils.
Latest from our research blogs
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Data, data everywhere…
on December 3, 2019 at 12:01 am
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When the going gets tough, schools make data
on November 27, 2019 at 12:01 am
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Breaking down education spending in England
on November 8, 2019 at 11:03 am
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Are all types of reading equal, or are some more equal than others?
on October 22, 2019 at 5:00 am
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Data, data everywhere…
on December 3, 2019 at 12:01 am
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When the going gets tough, schools make data
on November 27, 2019 at 12:01 am
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Breaking down education spending in England
on November 8, 2019 at 11:03 am
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Contextualised attainment at Key Stage 2
on November 6, 2019 at 4:48 pm
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Who’s Left 2019, part one: The disadvantage gap is bigger than we thought
on December 5, 2019 at 12:05 am
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Who’s Left 2019, part two: How do you lose 6,700 pupils?
on December 5, 2019 at 12:04 am
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Who’s Left 2019, part three: The government needs to take action
on December 5, 2019 at 12:03 am
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The effect of GCSE reforms: Have they widened the disadvantage gap?
on December 5, 2019 at 12:02 am
Featured posts
How frequently do senior leaders request assessment data? What type of data do they receive? How are targets and flightpaths created? When do schools talk to students about future attainment?
You might be surprised how little we actually know about data use in schools today. So, with the help of Teacher Tapp, we’ve surveyed over 3,000 staff in schools. The results, as you might expect, are fascinating. We’ve included a few key insights here but you’ll find far more detail in our new report – ‘How is data used in schools today? A 2019 survey of current practice’.
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Schools Like Yours
The new tool from FFT Education Datalab where YOU define the ‘similar’ in similar schools
Schools Like Yours, the new comparison tool from FFT Education Datalab lets you identify schools similar to yours, but allows YOU to define what similar means. Similar size? Similar pupil-teacher ratios? Similar funding? Similar staffing profile? Or a combination of all of these factors and many more.
Build your own similarity index from a list of over 30 factors including:
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FFT Education Datalab
We are proud to have set up FFT Education Datalab, who produce independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.
An expert team of researchers
FFT Education Datalab brings together an expert team of academics, researchers and statisticians specialising in the analysis of large-scale administrative and survey datasets.
Led by FFT’s chief statistician, Dave Thomson, the team produce research and analysis that can be used by policymakers to inform education policy, and by schools to improve practice.
They complete commissioned research for organisations who wish to evaluate their impact, or who need quantitative analysis to supplement their own policy work.
The team also blog regularly, using data to explore the latest developments in education.
Delivering TALIS
We are part of the DfE team delivering the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018.
TALIS is the first and only international survey that focuses on the teaching practices and the working conditions of teachers and their headteachers in England and over 40 other countries.
The international survey of teachers & school leaders
FFT has partnered with UCL Institute of Education and RAND Europe to form the National Centre delivering the TALIS survey in 2018.
TALIS has taken place every five years since it was first carried out in 2008. England participated for the first time in 2013, focussing on lower secondary (KS3) teachers and their headteachers.
For TALIS 2018, England will survey primary (KS1 & KS2) and lower secondary (KS3) school teachers and their headteachers.