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20 February 2025

Providing sustained skill development starting from early childhood is key to meeting future workforce needs 

A new study as part of the Skills Imperative 2035 project suggests cognitive and behavioural skills gaps which emerge in early years - if identified and addressed as children progress through education - could support improved labour market outcomes.
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AI Opportunities 1
13 January 2025

NFER comment on the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan

Our Head of Classroom Practice and Workforce, Dr Ben Styles, has given his reaction to the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan.
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Dedicated Schools Grant 1
18 December 2024

NFER comment on the DfE's Dedicated Schools Grant allocations 2025-26 written statement

NFER Senior Economist Michael Scott has given his reaction to the Department for Education’s (DfE) Dedicated Schools Grant allocations 2025-26 written statement.
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Six Most Essential Employment Skills
16 December 2024

What can be done to tackle skills inequality and support all workers to have the right skills for the future?

NFER's Head of UK Policy and Practice Jude Hillary cites two recent reports which help us understand the types of skills we could be lacking in the future, and how we might obtain them.
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Teacher Pay Comments 1
11 December 2024

NFER comments on Government teacher pay recommendations

NFER School Workforce Lead, Jack Worth, has responded to the Department for Education's (DfE) proposal for a 2.8 per cent teaching staff pay rise for 2025/26.
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Tracking The Impact Of KS1 Closures 3
11 December 2024

Blog - Learning from the last four years: Tracking the impact of KS1 school closures on pupils’ attainment and social skills

Research Manager Tara Paxman summarises our four year longitudinal study looking at the impact of Covid-19 on the youngest pupils at the start of the pandemic.
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