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Massive inequalities in accessing SEND system

25 October 2025

Children with special educational needs from low-income families are facing major inequalities in access to support, according to new research published by the Sutton Trust. The charity is warning of the…

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Thousands of children are missing out on free school meals

23 October 2025

Thousands of children in England are not receiving free school meals despite meeting the eligibility criteria, a new report has found. The Education Policy Institute is recommending a new national…

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Sustaining your Pupil Premium strategy: Podcast

20 October 2025

In this free Evidence into action episode, co-hosts Alex Quigley and Kirsten Mould talk to the Education Endowment Foundation's (EEF) Senior Policy Manager, Natalie Ohene, about the findings of a research…

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Helping EAL Learners Succeed: The Latest Evidence (Webinar)

18 October 2025

This free webinar will unpack the University of Oxford’s latest data and analysis about EAL learners in English schools. How can the latest evidence on EAL schoolchildren inform school support…

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The Children’s Plan: The Children’s Commissioner’s School Census

18 September 2025

The Children’s Commissioner has used her statutory powers to ask all schools, and colleges, a set of questions. A census in response to what children told me they wanted and…

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The cost of back to school shopping

27 August 2025

With the UK government proposing the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Action for Children look at the rising costs of back to school shopping. The new bill will aim to…

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Why we need to address disadvantage early

7 July 2025

FFT Education Data Lab has examined KS4 data for disadvantaged white pupils and identified that the concerns about the outcomes for this group need to be seen within a wider…

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Free school meals eligibility expanded

7 June 2025

After years of pressure from campaigners and education unions, the government has finally acted to expand free school meals (FSMs) to all families receiving Universal Credit. In the long-term, the…

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KS2 – KS3 Transitions for EAL Learners

10 May 2025

Get tips on supporting EAL learners as they move from Year 6 to Year 7. Emily, a trainer at The Bell Foundation, shares advice on building listening skills and managing…

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The Centre for Social Justice report: Lost Boys

7 April 2025

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has published a report looking at key issues facing boys and young men in the UK and the divergence in boys’ and girls’ outcomes…

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Podcast: belonging in education and beyond

30 March 2025

Join Dr Lisa Cherry in converstion with Sarah Johnson as they explore belonging in education. Sarah's research is looking at belonging in alternative provisions and Lisa's research looked at belonging…

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Unlock understanding for children with EAL

29 March 2025

Pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) face a multitude of challenges that set them apart from their native-speaking peers. Yet while there may be hurdles to cross, learning…

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