National Foundation for Educational Research
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Jun- 2025 -10 JuneWorkforce
Tackling ethnic disparities key to hitting recruitment goals, NFER finds
Tackling ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment and retention could “significantly” help the government meet its pledge to recruit and retain 6,500 teachers, new research has found. A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), funded by Mission 44, suggests that changes in recruitment and retention could yield up…
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Apr- 2025 -3 AprilTeaching
Young people in England have ‘weaker’ socio-emotional skills, NFER finds
A new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has found that the socio-emotional skills of young people aged 15/16 in England are “significantly weaker” than their peers in comparator countries.The NFER warned that if left unaddressed, these weaknesses could have consequences for young people’s future employability. The…
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