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Student loan repayments

BIS will not be well-placed to secure value for money on student loan repayments until it has a more robust strategy to improve collection performance.

Sector(s): Education and skills, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Education

Published:
28 Nov 2013

Spring 2021

Support for children’s education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Towards the end of March 2020, as part of the measures taken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closed to all pupils except vulnerable children and children of key workers. Some year groups returned to school in June, but most children did not return until September 2020. Therefore, for several months the majority of pupils … Read more

Posted 25 September 2020 in: Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

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Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England

This report assesses how well pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are being supported.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability, Local service delivery

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
11 Sep 2019

Supporting disadvantaged families through free early education and childcare entitlements in England

This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
13 Mar 2020

The apprenticeships programme

This report assesses whether the apprenticeships programme is providing value for money.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Education and skills, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
6 Mar 2019

The Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Department for Education’s financial statements 2015-16

The Comptroller and Auditor General has provided an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the Department for Education’s group financial statements 2015-16. He has also qualified his regularity opinion because the Department has exceeded two of its expenditure limits authorised by Parliament. The Department has many challenges to overcome if it is to implement successfully its plans to provide Parliament with a better picture of academy trusts’ spending next year.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
20 Dec 2016

The higher education market

Young people are making complex choices about higher education without much effective help and advice, and the institutions concerned are under very little competitive pressure to provide best value.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): User choice and consumer protection

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
8 Dec 2017