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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Briefings on education recovery and how schools, prisons, early years providers and further education and skills providers are responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attendance in education settings since Monday 23 March 2020 and early years settings since Thursday 16 April 2020.
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 18 agencies and public bodies .
These reviews identify critical evidence gaps to guide future research programmes and present existing evidence for the development of effective interventions.
Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2021 to 2022 funding year.
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare
International comparison studies of education including reports of England’s results in OECD PISA, and IEA TIMSS and PIRLS studies.
Research about the current childcare and early education model in England.
Will help over a million of the world’s poorest girls improve their lives through education.
Statistics relating to participation rates in higher education (HE).
This guide gives an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for initial teacher education (ITE) providers and inspectors.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2024 on Department for Education measures
Statistics relating to participation measures in higher education.
Information about the LEO dataset including guidance, research reports and official statistics.
DFES existed until 2007 when it was replaced the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Information on how to identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), and what responsible bodies and education settings must do if it is confirmed in their buildings.
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2023 on Department for Education measures
This rapid review explores the determinants of girls’ education outcomes in a specific group of Indo-Pacific countries
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
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