Research Briefing
Home education in England
At least 126,000 children were in elective home education in England in autumn 2025. Reforms are in place to introduce a register of children not in school.
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Research Briefing
Westminster Hall debate on home-to-school transport
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on home-to-school transport on 4 June 2026. The debate will be opened by Tom Gordon MP.
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Research Briefing
School admissions in England
Covers applying for school places in England, appeals and recent legislative changes in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
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Research Briefing
Long covid
There have been calls for better recognition of long covid and more support those affected.
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Research Briefing
Student finance and weekend-only courses
This briefing explains the misclassification of weekend-only courses as in-person by some universities, leading to students being incorrectly awarded student finance payments.
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Research Briefing
Young carers in education
A short briefing looking at the educational experiences of young carers
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Research Briefing
Alternative education provision in England
The number of pupils in alternative education provision has increased in recent years. Outcomes for these pupils are often worse than average.
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Research Briefing
School buildings and capital funding (England)
Schools receive capital funding from the government through a few different streams. The overall level of funding has broadly fallen since the early 2010s
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Research Briefing
V Levels
This briefing explains how the government's new V Level qualifications will work.
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Research Briefing
The value of student maintenance support
How have student maintenance support levels changed over time? What support are students eligible for, is it enough and how much are their parents meant to contribute?
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: School funding in England
Find data for English constituencies on core (schools block) funding for mainstream schools.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Educational qualifications (Census 2021, 2022)
Find census data on the highest qualifications of adults by constituency.
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Research Briefing
2026 schools white paper: Plans for wider school reform
Covers wider plans in February 2026's schools white paper, on reducing disadvantage gaps, pupil wellbeing and behaviour, school trusts, and the workforce
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Debate Pack
World Book Day
There will be a debate on World Book Day at 3pm on Thursday 5 March 2026. This debate will take place in Westminster Hall, and will be led by Helen Hayes MP.
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Research Briefing
Tuition fees in England: History, debates, and international comparisons
This briefing considers the financial contribution made by students to higher education, including the recently announced increases to undergraduate fees in England.
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