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As an impartial, non-political, and entirely independent research institute, we rely on contributions and sponsorship from supporters and commissioners, to make our programme of research and events possible. Membership is designed to forge stronger links with businesses, organisations, and education providers who want to help us to expand our research and events programme.

Member testimonials

“Our EPI membership is one of the pillars of our work within UK education. Our aim as a commercial part of the UK educational landscape is to add value through more than our products and services, and for that we need the widest-possible appreciation of the issues driving UK education. Our EPI membership provides that.”

Paul Cherry, Director, Policy, Partnerships and UK Sales at Hodder Education

“We’ve been delighted to be an Organisation Member of EPI over the course of several years. It is a highly professional organisation which provides objective and reliable analysis of the education system with a particular focus on the stark reality of the disadvantage gap. This work reflects our own values in striving for greater equality and social justice for all children and young people.” 

Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders

  • Providers

    £2,800 / year

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    Intended for schools, multi-academy trusts and local authorities, to provide access to EPI expertise and insight, and feed frontline expertise into our research programme:

    • EPI speakers would be available to speak at one of your events, without a speaker fee.
    • Invitations to two member-only round-tables as part of a small group of influential sector leaders, to hear advance previews of EPI Research and exclusive policy insights, and feed into EPI’s upcoming work programme.
    • A sector intelligence call with the EPI CEO, covering topics of your choice
    • 1 free invitation to attend EPI’s Annual Lecture and EPI conferences.
    • A 5 percent discount on a bespoke School Group Benchmarking report

  • Organisation Members

    £6,500 / year

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    Intended for organisations with missions, operations, and/or commercial interests aligning with EPI’s research areas, including unions, charities, awarding organisations and private sector organisations.

    • Invitations to two member-only round-tables as part of a small group of influential sector leaders, to hear advance previews of EPI Research and exclusive policy insights, and feed into EPI’s upcoming work programme.
    • EPI speakers would be available to speak at two of your events, without a speaker fee.
    • Consultation from EPI experts amounting to two days p/a of work.
    • Early access and a 10 per cent discount on our partnership price for party conference events in our ‘EPICentre of Education Policy’.
    • Advanced notification of sponsorship opportunities for EPI research projects and events.
    • 2 free places for organisation staff to attend EPI’s Annual Lecture and EPI conferences.

  • Gold Members

    £12,000 / year

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    Intended for organisations looking to develop a deeper relationship with EPI, working closely on areas of mutual interest.

    • Invitations to two member-only round-tables as part of a small group of influential sector leaders to hear advance previews of EPI Research and exclusive policy insights, and feed into EPI’s upcoming work programme.
    • EPI speakers would be available to speak at two of your events, without a speaker fee.
    • Consultation from EPI experts amounting to four days p/a of work.
    • Early access and a 10 per cent discount on our partnership price for party conference events in our ‘EPICentre of Education Policy’.
    • Advanced notification of sponsorship opportunities for EPI research projects and events.
    • 4 free places for organisation staff to attend EPI’s Annual Lecture and EPI conferences.
    • Bi-monthly sector intelligence meetings with the EPI CEO, covering topics of your choice

  • Individual Members

    £95 / year

    Join as an individual

    This is for individuals with an interest in education policy and young people’s mental health to help us make possible research on how to improve outcomes for pupils, alongside access to EPI expertise and insight.

    • Invitations to twice-yearly members webinars, featuring presentations on recently published research followed by Q&A
    • 1 free invitation to attend EPI’s Annual Lecture and EPI conferences.
    • Regular updates on our work

  • Commission us

    The Education Policy Institute supports a variety of organisations by carrying out commissioned work that investigates key issues in education through rigorous and evidence based research. All our work is done with the aim of supporting high standards in education, especially for the disadvantaged. We can look at particular policy issues, assess differing policy options, and help to evaluate interventions. If you are interested in commissioning us or exploring how we can support your work, please contact us on info@epi.org.uk or 020 7340 1160

  • Co-host events

    We host a number of conferences, roundtables, and networking events. These are often done in partnership with organisations in order to bring together decision makers, experts and parliamentarians to discuss a topical or important issue. Please get in touch if you are interested in co-hosting an event, including during the party conference season. To discuss further please contact us on info@epi.org.uk or 020 7340 1160

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