Education Market Research Insights And Findings
Smaller percentage of families offered a place at their first choice secondary school
November 2015
A recent education survey has revealed that one in seven families (approximately 76,000) did not secure a place at their first choice of secondary school last year and a further 25 per cent (19,000) did not get into any of their chosen schools. Research from… Read more...
North South divide impacts poorest students, research finds
October 2015
A recent report from The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) - a centre-left think tank, to be launched in Sheffield - details a number of tests of the Government’s proposed Northern Powerhouse scheme. The findings of the research revealed that,… Read more...
Survey finds 50 per cent of teachers are considering quitting
October 2015
A recent survey by the National Union of Teachers has revealed that more than half (or 53 per cent) of teachers are considering quitting the profession within the next two years. According to the findings, the two main reasons cited for wanting to quit the… Read more...
25 per cent of parents relocate to send children to their choice school
September 2015
According to a recent survey by Santander, 25 per cent of parents in the United Kingdom have previously relocated to secure a place at a good school for their children, with 1 in 6 of the parents saying that they deliberately purchased or rented a property… Read more...
Few young people write letters, survey reveals
September 2015
A recent survey commissioned by the National Literacy Trust has revealed that writing letters is dying out amongst young people, with just one in six teenagers admitting to writing letters outside of the classroom. According to the study, young people are… Read more...
Survey finds many parents offer teens incentives for good A-level grades
August 2015
According to the findings of a survey by Leeds Beckett University – published on 12th August 2015 - many parents are bribing their children with money, holidays, cars and laptops, to incentivise them to strive for high A-level grades. The university… Read more...
