Schools
Our research assesses the performance of education services and how to improve them.
Performance Tracker 2023
Performance Tracker 2023: Schools
A recruitment crisis, problems with pupil attendance and the presence of RAAC are all presenting challenges for schools.
Our analysis
SEND spending needs reform to stop local authorities going bust
Deficits in local authority education budgets need to be urgently addressed.
The exam question
The education system in England should move to a model of incremental improvement rather than periods of stasis followed by highly disruptive change.
Schools and coronavirus
The government's failure to make contingency plans for schools is the most “unforgiveable aspect” of its handling of education during Covid.
Why does the UK underinvest in public service infrastructure – and how can the problem be fixed?
Lord O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary, joined us to discuss why the UK has set relatively low capital budgets.
IfG case study: Oak National Academy
Why Oak National Academy is a positive example of rapid innovation in the delivery of public services.
Devolved public services
Since their creation in 1999, the devolved governments have chosen to fund and run public services in very different ways.
Three things we learned from Rishi Sunak’s Liaison Committee appearance
How did the prime minister fare at his grilling by a committee of parliament’s senior MPs?
Magical thinking about government needs a dose of reality
UK government needs to reform itself, and we cannot wait until 2025 to begin.
The disorderly return of PFI assets risks disruption to public services
A toxic end to PFI contracts would not encourage future – and needed – private investment in public assets.