STRB Teacher Pay 1
23 January 2026

What should STRB recommend for teachers’ pay from 2026?

In the second of a two-part blog series, NFER Education Workforce Lead Jack Worth use insights from our redeveloped teacher supply forecast and simulation model to look at what the implications of different School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recommendations might be for teacher recruitment and retention trends.
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Year 8 Assessment 2
19 January 2026

Year 8 diagnostic tests: let's make them worthwhile

Assessment expert, David Simcock, shares his thoughts on the new English and Maths assessments for Year 8 pupils.
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Physics Teacher Recruitment Blog
13 January 2026

Blog: How could physics teacher supply be best improved?

NFER Education Workforce Lead Jack Worth looks into ways in which physics teacher supply could be improved across the school system in England.
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Teachers Pay 2026 3
15 December 2025

Blog: What should happen to teachers’ pay from 2026?

In this blog post, Education Workforce Lead Jack Worth discusses what has happened to teacher pay since 2010 and what the Department of Education is proposing to do next.
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Childcare Early Years Survey
12 December 2025

NFER comments on the DfE’s childcare and early years provider survey

NFER Research Manager, Lillian Flemons, has shared her thoughts following the publication of the DfE’s childcare and early years provider survey.
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Nslmfinalreportimagesmaller
25 November 2025

Up to three million UK jobs at risk over the next decade, says report

The final report from The Skills Imperative 2035 Programme has warned that up to three million UK jobs in declining occupations could disappear by 2035, largely due to AI and automation. 
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