Press and Media
NFER produces regular press releases to keep journalists up to date with our research, publications, developments and events. Below are the press releases that have been produced over the last year, starting with the most recent.
NFER also has experts available to talk to the press about a range of topics related to education and children's services.
Press releases
26 February 2010
Winners of new research award announced
Two colleges will be the first recipients of a new award that recognises commitment to putting research at the heart of practice in schools and colleges.
17 February 2010
Teachers divided about new School Report Cards
In an announcement in October 2008, Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, announced that School Report Cards would be introduced to give parents a...
1 February 2010
Sex education - all you ever wanted to know about how it’s taught in other countries
New research from NFER demonstrates the variety of approaches that different countries have adopted to teach sex and relationships education (SRE), and whether learning the facts of life at school should be compulsory.
12 January 2010
NFER launches enhanced support for APP
NFER has improved its powerful formative e-assessment package, i-nfer plan, to make teachers’ Assessing Pupils’ Progress (APP) judgments more accurate and save them time.
29 October 2009
Citizenship is coming of age and making its mark in schools
Embedding Citizenship Education in Secondary Schools in England is NFER’s latest report from the groundbreaking Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study (CELS).
23 September 2009
Citizenship and Values Education to the Rescue! A Shared Call to Action by the ‘Five Nations Network’
David Kerr of NFER worked with the influential Five Nations Network to produce a shared Call to Action for Citizenship and Values Education.
27 July 2009
NFER to hand over historic collection to Slough
Sue Rossiter, chief executive of NFER, will be handing over the NFER/Reg Harrison collection of historic documents and memorabilia to the Mayor of Slough at the ...
16 June 2009
The art of change management in schools – complex and not straightforward
Although the education sector has experienced significant changes in recent years and fears have frequently been voiced about ‘initiative overload’ affecting staff, new ...
11 June 2009
Teachers welcome new science assessment for 7-11 year olds which supports APP
NFER has developed a powerful formative e-assessment package for KS2 Science which supports teacher assessment and assessing Pupils' Progress.
8 June 2009
National curriculum assessment at a turning point: successes, failures and alternatives
At a time of dramatic changes in national testing, an authoritative and thought provoking Special Issue reviews the successes and failures of national curriculum ...
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