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We have been working on a series of free market reports for the sector and these are provided below. (click on the icons to download each report)
The first report considers the view of the need to close educational establishments before the announcement was made. How would they cope with home learning and which resources were they planning to use? And what would it do to spending on resources?
The second report quickly followed as the announcement of school closures was formally made. Most importantly at the time was what would happen to statutory examinations assessments and how this would impact students. We also continued to follow up on spending expectations and take the first view on how teachers were coping in the first few weeks.
The third report was conducted at the end of April and discussed when schools would likely re-open and what the impact would be on spending across each likely set of dates. Not only did we look at the impact on spending in Q2 (Apr/May/Jun), but also across Q3, Q4 and the calendar year as a whole.
This report covers the experiences GCSE and A level students have had in learning from home. There are significant differences in learning activities between final and first year students at each level and these are investigated.
Launched on 12 June, this report highlights the views of SLTs as they consider the impact of student outcomes from closure and on retaining staff during this difficult period. In addition, budgets will need re-working, including resource spending.
Our latest report from 4 August reviewed recent spending on ICT and non-ICT resources in maintained schools in England and identifies the differences in growth rates between the two resource categories.