School meals and nutritional standards (England)
The main recent policy developments regarding school meals in England, including the school food standards and provision of free school meals.
Safeguarding in English schools
Information on the safeguarding duties of English schools, governing bodies and staff, including during recruitment, and in dealing with allegations
Children and young people’s mental health: policy and services (England)
Support for children and young people's mental health in England is provided by the NHS, schools and other settings. Government policies aim to address the rising need for support.
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Research Briefing
Declining pupil numbers in England
Pupil numbers in England are expected to decline in the coming years which would have significant policy implications in the management and funding of schools
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Research Briefing
Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals
This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.
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Research Briefing
Mobile phones in schools (England)
A short overview of policy relating to mobile phone use in English schools, and related discussions
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Research Briefing
School Exclusions in England
Exclusions from schools in England have risen post-pandemic. This paper discusses trends, some potential causes, and related government policy.
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Research Briefing
Rural school statistics
Rural schools tend to be smaller, have smaller class sizes, are more likely to be independent, and have lower free school meal rates.
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Research Briefing
School inspections in England: Ofsted
Includes information on Ofsted's November 2025 move to a new 'report card' system, and scrapping headline inspection grades
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Research Briefing
The Pupil Premium
Provides an overview of policy on the pupil premium since its introduction in 2011, funding levels, and plans for reform of deprivation funding
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Research Briefing
What is a ‘whole of society’ approach to defence and security?
What is the government doing to prepare the UK for crisis or conflict?
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Research Briefing
The Schools White Paper 2026: Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Reform
An introduction to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reforms published in the 2026 Schools White Paper
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Research Briefing
Special Educational Needs: support in England
An overview of the current system of support for children and young people with special educational needs, and pressure on the system. Updated with new SEND incidence and EHC plan data
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Research Briefing
Arts and cultural education for children and young people in England
An overview of arts education in England and across the UK, covering the school curriculum, wider government programmes, funding and recent policy changes.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: School workforce
Interactive dashboard showing data on school workforces in England, including pupil-teacher ratios, pupil-adult ratios, and retention.
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