Education Market Research Insights And Findings
Euro Survey Finds British Academics Have Highest Dissatisfaction Levels
October 2012
A European-wide survey of more than 13,000 scholars from 12 countries has revealed that British academics are by far the least satisfied with their lot in life and are also the most likely to wish they had chosen other careers. On a scale ranging from… Read more...
Survey Finds Many Britons Clueless about Shakespeare
October 2012
Market research has shown that many Britons, especially younger children, are lacking in knowledge about a personas important to English culture as Shakespeare. Out of 1,000 pupils aged between six and 12 who were questioned, almost a third at 30% did not… Read more...
Poll Discovers UK Student Satisfaction
October 2012
The National Student Survey, commissioned annually by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), has discovered that 85% of UK students are content with their university courses. Around 287,000 final year undergraduates responded to the poll,… Read more...
Market Research Finds 11-Plus Failure Influenced Uptake of Education In Later Life
September 2012
New research by Love to Learn, a website offering online courses for adults aged 50-plus, has shown that the legacy of grammar school entrance exams continued to have a powerful impact on people 40 years on. The research was carried out with more than 1000… Read more...
Survey Finds Pupil Premium is 'Failing to Raise Standards' in Schools
September 2012
A survey of 262 schools carried out by Ofsted, the official body for inspecting schools, has revealed that just one-in-ten schools questioned felt that the cash – worth £1.25 billion nationally – was having a “significant” effect… Read more...
Market Research Finds IT Investment Boost in UK Schools
September 2012
A survey by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has now seen an increase in IT spending by UK schools for the first time since 2009. The quantitative study, which surveyed 1,317 UK schools (766 primary and 551 secondary) on their spending… Read more...
