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This page draws together information from the NFER website that has been selected to be helpful to elected members.

EMIE at NFERis a dedicated information service for those working in or with local authority education and children’s services. It encourages networking and the sharing of expertise and effective practice. All EMIE’s services are available to council members through the website. These include access to a wide range of local authority documents, current awareness bulletins, themed digests, an enquiry service and email discussion forums. Services available to any website visitor include reports, research briefings and a guide to acronyms. more information >>>

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Support for children who are educated at home - (27 July 2007)
This research examines the types of support offered to home educators and their children, and the organisations through which they are provided.
Research summary ...more >>

Research outline - (8 December 2006)
This study will examine the validity of using an aptitude test for university admission.
Research in progress ...more >>

Some perspectives on home educated children - (3 August 2006)
This report presents the findings from a small-scale exploratory study of the local authority’s role regarding elective home education in 16 local authorities.
Research summary and downloadable report ...more >>

ontheweb - current awareness service - (2 June 2006)
ontheweb is a monthly current awareness service highlighting recent publications and useful documents from prominent educational research-related websites that are available to download or view without payment.
Free current awareness service ...more >>

Schools in collaboration: federations, collegiates and partnerships (PDF version) - (22 March 2006)
This report looks at some forms of school collaboration. It considers the benefits and challenges of collaboration, and examines previous research looking at partnerships and federations.
Research report / book (pdf version) download ...more >>

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Analysis of Children and Young People's Plans 2006