
22 July 2025
New blog post: A widespread lack of specialist physics teachers persists due to recruitment and retention challenges
Education Workforce Lead, Jack Worth, shares new insights on how the persistent under-supply of physics teaching is affecting secondary schools in England.
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17 July 2025
NFER response to DfE's pupil number projections data
NFER Senior Economist Michael Scott has responded to the latest DfE pupil projections data, which forecast a substantial decline in the number of pupils in state funded schools.
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16 July 2025
Blog post: Fifteen years of free schools – and better outcomes for pupils?
Andrew Smith discusses new research with the Manchester Metropolitan University on the effectiveness of free schools.
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10 July 2025
New research suggests secondary free schools have had a positive impact on pupil outcomes
A new report suggests the free schools programme in England has generally had positive impacts on pupil outcomes at secondary, including GCSE and A-Level attainment, secondary school absence and university enrolment.
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09 July 2025
NFER responds to report on teacher numbers in secondary and further education
Education Workforce Lead, Jack Worth, has given his reaction to a new House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report on teacher numbers in secondary and further education.
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03 July 2025
New NFER study to explore early years workforce challenges
A new study will explore the key challenges facing the early years workforce in England.
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