Learn Sheffield Insights Hub

We have developed the Insights Hub to provide a home for the different analysis, reports and contributions to education policy discussions that we produce. These can often be found in the projects section of the website, linked to the specific piece of work which they relate to, but this section of the website gathers them together in one accessible place.

Learn Sheffield is a relatively small organisation, but we believe that being socially responsible and consistently seeking to contribute to system improvement is one of the ways that we can deliver on our purpose, vision and values.

Latest Insights

DHA Sexual Harassment Report

The DHA Sexual Harassment Report was commissioned by South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit in 2023 and published in March 2024. It represents the voice of a cross section of secondary school age young people in South Yorkshire to reflect their experience of sexual harassment in their daily lives.

Learn Sheffield Independent Evaluation 2015-2023

The Learn Sheffield Independent Evaluation 2015-2023 was published in February 2024. This external review examined the impact of Learn Sheffield over its first eight years to inform the future shape and work of the organisation.

Sheffield SAFE Taskforce: Annual Report Year 1

The Sheffield SAFE Taskforce: Annual Report Year 1 was published in February 2024. It provides an overview of the Department for Education’s SAFE programme in Sheffield. It covers the period from September 2022 to September 2023.

Insight Report: SEND

The Insight Report: SEND was published in February 2024 to explore how needs have changed in the city and consider why this might be, and how we might improve the experiences of children and young people. This report was a starting point for the development of a new approach to speech, language and communication strategy in Sheffield.

Insight Report: Attendance

The Insight Report: Attendance was published in February 2024, following an interim report in November 2023. It supported a civic working group relating to attendance and provides analysis on the pattern of absence in the city and the relationship between attendance and attainment.

Sheffield Performance Analysis 2023

The Sheffield Performance Analysis 2023 was published in January 2024. It provides analysis of attainment & progress, Ofsted judgements, attendance, exclusions, SEND and other pupil characteristics.

Coming Soon

We are currently working on the following content:

  • Sheffield SAFE Taskforce Annual Report: Year 2
  • Resourced Provision: Quality Standards
  • Report Cards: Learning from the Sheffield project
  • Attendance: what works in Sheffield
  • Sheffield Performance Analysis 2024
  • Better lives for Sheffield children with additional needs: a manifesto