Our upcoming report will examine whether DfE’s support for the attainment of disadvantaged children in educational settings, from early years up to the end of key stage 4, is achieving value for money.
Government set an ambitious timetable to expand free childcare; consequently, it’s facing uncertainty on feasibility, costs, and benefits.
This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.
Last updated – 29 July 2020 Introduction to the topic Evidence has shown that high-quality early education and childcare can support children’s development and improve their outcomes. The Department for Education funds three entitlements to free early education and childcare in England: By funding the entitlements, the Department for Education aims to support children’s development […]
This study assesses how effectively the Department for Education is supporting education recovery in schools following the COVID-19 pandemic.
This guide has been produced to support the Education Committee in its examination of the DfE’s spending and performance.
This report gives an overview of the approach taken by the Department for Education (DfE) to environmental sustainability.
This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.
The Department for Education has made progress against many of its objectives in delivering the free entitlement to early education, but it must address variations in take-up, quality of provision and the impact on attainment in later years if it is to achieve value for money.
This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Defence Committee to help inform its inquiry into the education of Service children, its third in a series of inquiries looking at the workings of the Armed Forces Covenant.