September 2021

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EPRS 21/22 1 The National Strategy for Autistic Children, Young People, and Adults: 2021-2026

The strategy from the DfE sets out a vision for what the government wants autistic people and their families’ lives to be like in 2026 across 6 priority areas, and the steps which national and local government, the NHS and others will take towards this.

EPRS 21/22 2 The Views of Teachers in England on an Action-Oriented Climate Change Curriculum

This research by a team from the University of Bristol, the University of Exeter, and Oldfield School in Bath surveyed the views of 626 primary and secondary teachers about their attitudes and beliefs regarding Climate Change Education.

EPRS 21/22 3 Curriculum Research Review Series: History

This research from Ofsted explores research relating to history to identify factors that contribute to high-quality school history curriculums, assessment, pedagogy, and systems.

EPRS 21/22 4 Curriculum Research Review Series: Music

This research from Ofsted explores research relating to history to identify factors that contribute to high-quality school history curriculums, assessment, pedagogy and systems.

EPRS 21/22 5 Researchful Practice in Early Years Settings

This project from Dr Frances Giampapa at the University of Bristol School of Education and Dr Claire Lee from Oxford Brookes University helps early years practitioners to engage with research.

EPRS 21/22 6 A Fair Start?

This report from University College London presents findings from a survey of 1,653 primary teachers in state schools in England.

EPRS 21/22 7 Children’s Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic

This POST report from the government summarises evidence about the mental health and wellbeing of children (under 18 years old) before and during the pandemic.

EPRS 21/22 8 Grading Gaps in Summer 2020: who was affected by differences between centre assessment grades and calculated grades?

This report from Ofqual explores whether there is any pattern in the data to suggest that specific groups of A level candidates were affected by discrepancies between centre assessed grades and calculated grades.

EPRS 21/22 9 Home Learning Experiences through the COVID-19 Pandemic

This report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at pupils’ home learning experiences the first 12 months of educational disruption, from the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020 until the end of the second period of school closures in March 2021.

EPRS 21/22 10 Initial Teacher Training Capacity in English Schools

This report from the NFER explores placement capacity for student teachers in England’s schools.

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