Education Market Research Insights And Findings
DJS Research explores why teachers switch exam boards
August 2015
Recent market research findings from DJS Research’s education market research arm, VoicED, have revealed what makes teachers switch exam boards, and what they’re looking for once they have made the change. The research aimed to discover new business… Read more...
Teachers too optimistic when predicting grades, survey suggests
August 2015
Analysis of exam board data has revealed that teachers are often too optimistic when setting predicted grades for pupils. Researchers compared GCSE and A-level results awarded by exam board, OCR, with the predicted grades submitted by teachers, as part of… Read more...
More students than ever working to fund university, survey finds
August 2015
According to findings of a recent study by Endsleigh, the insurance firm, more students than ever before are having to work to fund their university course and approximately 50 per cent dip into their overdraft to cover the costs. Of the respondents, 77 per… Read more...
A quarter of teens don’t know what to do after compulsory education, survey finds
August 2015
A recent survey, carried out by notgoingtouni.com, has revealed that more than 80,000 young people, aged between 15 and 18, do not know what they want to do after they leave compulsory education. The survey also discovered that less than 25 per cent are considering… Read more...
Research reveals the annual cost of sending a child through private education
July 2015
A recent study has revealed that it costs approximately £286,000 to put a child through private education for the full 14 years. The research showed that the average annual fee for private education currently stands at £13,194 and boarding fees… Read more...
Over 50 per cent of students agree university is worth the cost, survey finds
June 2015
A recent survey by BBC Radio 5 Live has indicated that more than 50 per cent of students believe that their university course was a good value for money. On the other hand approximately 40 per cent disagreed. The BBC survey also highlighted a variation in… Read more...
