Lost for Words
Discover our report which exposes a sharp decline in children's speech and language skills, driven by less conversation at home and more screen time.
Reports
Our reports explore national trends revealed by our assessment data on topical issues such as reading, skills gaps and wellbeing. School leaders, teaching staff, and educational experts respond by sharing their practical experience in a variety of educational settings.
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Careful Calculation: Addressing maths anxiety in the classroom
Explore our latest report on maths education, revealing key challenges like maths anxiety and gender confidence gaps in learning.
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Turning the Page
Tackling the myths and assumptions that impede reading. We surveyed primary and secondary teachers to discover the truth about their students' reading skills.
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The Transition Conversation
Why teachers think the move from primary to secondary school will be challenging this year - and how they are planning to support their new students.
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The impact of the pandemic on attainment two years on
Read our latest analysis of attainment trends during Covid, based on data from the Progress Test Series, NGRT and NGST.
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The Long Transition
Explore our new transition microsite to see how schools have used assessments to support their pupils and how they will be approaching transition this autumn.
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Words of Encouragement
Read our report about students’ reading resilience during the pandemic, featuring national trends from NGRT data and interviews with schools and Trusts.
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Impact of Covid-19 on attainment – initial analysis
We've analysed the results from the PT Series and NGRT assessments taken in Autumn 2020 to understand the initial impact of lockdown on children's learning.
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Crunched by numbers? What schools can do to reduce the data burden
Exploring how effective data can reduce teacher workload.
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Pupil attitudes to self and school report 2018
Hundreds of thousands of children’s wellbeing could be ‘at risk’, according to our analysis of data from our PASS attitudinal survey.
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The Lost Middle
How the term ‘average’ can obscure student problems and potential.
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Hidden Talents
The overlooked children whose poor verbal skills mask potential.