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    The Education Workforce in England 2026: Summary Report

    This new summary report is the final publication as part of our extensive review of the education workforce, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It provides an overview of the findings from all four of the previous reports, covering the early years, school support staff, further education and school teacher workforces.

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    School Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2026

    Our School Teacher Labour Market Annual Report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, monitors the progress the education system in England is making towards meeting the teacher supply challenge by measuring the key indicators of recruitment, retention and working conditions.

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    The Further Education Teacher Workforce in England Annual Report 2026

    The third report from our series analysing the education workforce summarises the key trends in recruitment, retention, pay, working conditions and wellbeing within the Further Education workforce, and points towards actions that are likely to have the greatest impact on addressing the workforce challenges identified. 

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    The School Support Staff Workforce in England Annual Report 2026

    This report summarises the key trends in recruitment, retention, pay, working conditions and wellbeing within the support staff workforce, and points towards actions that are likely to have the greatest impact on addressing the workforce challenges identified.

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    NFER Online Assessments (NOA)

    NFER Online Assessments are now available for years 5 and 6! See the full Key Stage 2 suite in action with your own interactive demo.

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NFER responds to new DfE data on the further education college workforce 

NFER Senior Economist Michael Scott has responded to new DfE data on the further education college workforce.
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NFER comments on National Audit Office Report on declining pupil numbers

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New research - Action Tutoring Year 6 Mathematics Programme Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation

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Blog - Inclusion bases: Can they help solve the SEND crisis?

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State of the Education Workforce 2026: Summary

A new Education Workforce 2026 Summary Report has been published, which is the culmination of a four-part research series on the education workforce covering early years staff, support staff, school teachers and Further Education (FE) teachers.
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