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Shruti Khandekar, Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Institute, said: “Along with the A level attainment gap widening for disadvantaged students, 2021-22 was an unusually competitive year for university admissions, with particularly low offer rates. Together, these factors likely led…
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Commenting on 2023's KS2 attainment data, Jon Andrews, Head of Analysis at the Education Policy Institute, said: “While there have been small increases in the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in maths and writing, these are still well…
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Natalie Perera, Chief Executive at the Education Policy Institute, said: “Labour has identified a number of important issues which need to be addressed in order to both improve outcomes and close the disadvantage gap. We particularly welcome the commitment to…
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Louis Hodge, Associate Director at the Education Policy Institute, said: “Today’s data on school applications and offers highlights a number of developing trends across the English education system. There has been a decline in the number of primary applications, falling…
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The latest school workforce statistics (revealing recruitment and retention data for 2022) released on 8th June 2023. In response, James Zuccollo, Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute, said: "Today’s school workforce data exposes a concerning increase in…
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Jon Andrews, Head of Analysis at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “Today’s PIRLS results resonate with our own findings that outcomes in reading have been recovered to their pre-pandemic levels. However, our analysis also suggests that in maths, primary…
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On April 3rd 2023 , the NEU announced that it would be rejecting the most recent pay offer for teachers from government, following a ballot of their members on the issue. EPI responded to this development with thoughts on the…
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Dr Kerris Cooper, Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Institute, said: “The Chancellor’s expansion of free childcare provision, to include 9-month-olds to 2-year-olds, as well as increasing the amount parents on universal credit can claim for childcare services, and making…
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Jo Hutchinson, Director for SEND and Additional Needs at the Education Policy Institute, said: "These plans include some important incremental improvements but they fall short of being transformational. The government must set out a detailed assessment of how many additional…
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Jon Andrews, Head of Analaysis at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “This report on education recovery is timely and reminds us that many children lost significant learning time during the pandemic, and have yet to catch up. Our own…
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Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “Given the severe disruption and learning losses caused by Covid, the government and teaching unions must prioritise avoiding any further disruption to young people’s education. Ministers and teaching unions…
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Today, 4th January 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his vision for the coming year, including his aspirations for education. Responding to the speech, Rt Hon. David Laws, Executive Chairman of the Education Policy Institute said: "It is very…
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