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Our comments on Transforming Education in Powys

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:19:09 +0000

Powys is developing a vision for education in the county and have requested feedback. Here's our analysis and response.

School funding in Wales? It's a postcode lottery

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:12:53 +0000

A look at the huge differences in funding levels between very similar schools in different local authorities

Free school meal rates and school funding—what's really going on?

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:16:35 +0000

In which we show that free school meal rates in schools have little to no influence on funding in two thirds of Welsh local authorities.

"Stuck" schools in Wales

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:00:54 +0000

A recent Ofsted report identified "stuck" schools in England—that is schools which are locked into a cycle of low performance. We took a look at Wales...

School reserves and statutory thresholds—mixed messages and structural problems for local authorities

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:51:06 +0000

A look at the rules around school reserves and how they affect local authority funding

A quick look at school populations in Wales

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:26:00 +0000

Where are the surplus places in schools in Wales? Which areas are struggling with over-capacity schools?

The languages of schools in Wales

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 17:42:28 +0000

A map of Wales with the schools coded by language medium

A quick look at the state of schools finances in Wales

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:34:24 +0000

Which schools have reserves? Which schools are in deficit? What's the trend in different local authorities?

It's about more than just numbers

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:00:39 +0000

We know these aren't just numbers, they are schools and every school is a community at the heart of a larger community ... tell us the story of your school!

Support categories and what they can tell us about LA education services

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:05:07 +0000

We analysed the support categories for every school in every local authority from 2014 to 2018 and here's what we learned.

Mapping the schools of Wales

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:49:26 +0000

What maps reveal about school funding, support categories, populations ...

The story behind the website

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:04:00 +0000

Our origin story ... who we are ... why this site ... what you'll find ...