Research Briefing
Comparing the school curriculum across the UK
Outlines what schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are required to teach. Education is a devolved matter, so this policy varies across the UK
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Research Briefing
Equality of access and outcomes in higher education in England
How likely are different groups of young people to go to higher education? When they get there how likely are they to continue to the end of their course and get 'top' grades? How do earnings and employment vary between these groups?
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Constituency casework
Special Educational Needs: Support in England
What type of support may be available for children and young people who might have special educational needs (SEN)?
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Research Briefing
Relationships and Sex Education in Schools (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the current rules and recent reforms to relationships and sex education in English schools.
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Ofsted school inspection in England
Concerns over Ofsted inspections have been raised due to the consequences of grading a school as ‘inadequate’. Single word judgements have come under scrutiny.
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Higher education funding: Trends and challenges
Frozen domestic fee caps and inflation threaten the financial stability of higher education, with the number of universities in deficit expected to increase following new visa restrictions on international students.
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Research Briefing
UK-China relations: recent developments
This paper looks at how UK-China relations have recently deteriorated, as well as the UK's and China's policies towards one another, the UK's national security concerns, and trade and investment links.
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Research Briefing
Higher education in the UK: Systems, policy approaches, and challenges
This briefing explains how higher education works across the UK. It considers where policy approaches align and diverge, and notes some challenges facing the sector.
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Research Briefing
Paying for childcare in England
Information on the support available for help with childcare costs and the plans to extend 30 hours of free childcare to younger children
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Research Briefing
The Privy Council: history, functions and membership
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council
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Data dashboards
Constituency data: Schools funding
Use this interactive dashboard to find constituency-level data on schools funding
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Data dashboards
Constituency data: educational attainment
Examine constituency-level data on educational attainment using our interactive tool
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Research Briefing
Faith Schools: FAQs
This House of Commons Library briefing discusses what makes faith schools in England different. It answers FAQs and provides key statistics.
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Research Briefing
Gypsies and travellers: educational outcomes
Short briefing covering Gypsy and Traveller educational outcomes, attendance, exclusion, barriers to participation, and progress to higher education in England
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Research Briefing
Degree apprenticeships
This briefing explains what degree apprenticeships are, how they are regulated and funded, and how many people start one.
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