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  • EPI responds to the scrapping of the Advanced British Standard

    Responding to the govenrment's announcement that plans to introduce an Advanced British Standard (ABS) will be scrapped, Sam Tuckett, Associate Director for post-16 and skills at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: "There were some well discussed delivery challenges and…

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  • EPI comments on 2024/25 teachers’ pay award

    Commenting on the announcement by the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, that the Government has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body’s (STRB) pay recommendations for 2024/25,  Joana Cardim Dias, Senior Researcher for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said:…

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  • EPI comments on Early Years provision statistics

    Responding to  official statistics  released today by the Department for Education (DfE) on provision for children under 5 in England,  Dr Tammy Campbell, Director for Early Years, Inequalities and Wellbeing at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said:  "Today’s statistics from the…

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  • EPI comments on Labour’s plans to create over 3,000 new school-based nurseries

    Responding to the annoncement of Labour's plans to create over 3,000 new school-based nurseries , Dr Tammy Campbell, Director for Early Years and Inequalities at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “Labour’s plans to create over 3,000 new school-based nurseries…

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  • EPI comments on 2023 school workforce data

    Responding to the publication of data on the  school workforce in England in 2023 ,  James Zuccollo, Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said:  “Today’s school workforce data demonstrates the acute challenges that schools across the…

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  • EPI announces new Advisory Board

    EPI is delighted to introduce our new Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will bring together individuals with a breadth of expertise and experience from across the education sector, who will provide advice and support to EPI over the next three…

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  • EPI responds to the 2024 Spring Budget

    Responding to the Chancellor's Spring Budget, Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of the Education Policy Institute, said:  "It is disappointing that today's Budget provides little additional support for early years and education. “ Research published this week by EPI found that…

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  • EPI Announcement: New appointments to the Board of Trustees 

    EPI is delighted to announce new appointments to our Board of Trustees.   Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Professor Tim Leunig and Anne-Marie Canning MBE will be joining as Trustees from 1st April 2024. In addition, Hardip Begol CBE will be joining…

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  • EPI comments on new government regulations to improve school attendance

    Responding to the announcement of new government regulations to improve school attendance, Emily Hunt, Associate Director for Social Mobility and Vulnerable Learners at the Education Policy Institute (EPI). said:  “With more than one in five children persistently absent from school,…

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  • EPI comments on the initial recommendations of the Workload Reduction Taskforce

    Responding to the publication of  initial recommendations  by the Department for Education’s (DfE) Workload Reduction Taskforce,  James Zuccollo, Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “Given the huge recruitment and retention challenges facing schools, and the…

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