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Learning: Creative Approaches that Raise Standards

This Ofsted survey evaluates the impact of creative approaches to learning in school on pupils' achievement and personal development. It finds that, in schools with good teaching, creative approaches do not conflict with efforts to deliver the National Curriculum.

- www.ofsted.gov.uk

Post-16 Educational Choices in Rural Areas

This study explores the different levels of participation in post-16 education between rural and urban areas, finding that participation rates are slightly higher among young people living in rural communities.

- www.dcsf.gov.uk

Facts and figures on ... Funding for local authorities

The average funding allocated by English unitary local authorities per head of population for children's services in 2009/10 was £3,350. Figures ranged from £4,120 in Slough to £2,730 in York.

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