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The Skills Imperative 2035: International comparisons
The seventh working paper from the Skills Imperative 2035 project investigates cross-country differences in young people’s cognitive, socio-emotional and self-management skills and identifies education system factors that are associated with ‘high-performing’ countries.
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NFER Online Assessments: Years 5 and 6 assessments available to pre-order
Join our next demonstration webinar for an exclusive look at years 5 and 6 sample questions.
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Voices from the classroom - Understanding how secondary schools support pupils returning from absence
This new study explores the innovative and effective strategies used by nine state-funded secondary schools to help support improved student attendance.
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Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2025
Our seventh annual review of the latest trends in teacher recruitment, retention, pay and workload in England's schools reveals ongoing and deepening challenges in the profession.
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Teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard
Our newly-updated data dashboard provides information on teacher recruitment and retention challenges and their implications for pupils and schools in terms of teacher shortages, across different dimensions, including geography, subject and school types.
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Teacher recruitment crisis: Are we finally turning the corner?
NFER responds to National Audit Office report on the teacher workforce
A decade later: Have England’s youngest adults closed the international literacy and numeracy skills gap?
Research finds young people in England have worse socio-emotional skills than most of their peers in other countries
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to attendance isn’t the way forward
