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The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Rose Luckin to its Board of Trustees. Rose is an internationally respected academic and expert on artificial intelligence in education, with over 30 years of experience advising…
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Responding to the government's schools white paper, Jon Andrews, Interim Chief Executive and Head of Analysis at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: "The long-anticipated schools white paper seeks to address a range of issues, and it will take time…
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The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie McCulloch as its new Chief Executive. Julie will take up the position at the beginning of May. Julie is Senior Director of Strategy, Policy and Professional Development…
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Responding to the Government's Child Poverty Strategy , Dr Kerris Cooper, Senior Researcher (Early Years and Inequalities) at the Education Policy Institute, said: "Efforts to tackle the disadvantage gap in education will only be successful within a wider effort to…
By Dr Kerris Cooper
Responding to the Budget 2025 , Natalie Perera, EPI's Chief Executive, said: "Abolishing the two-child limit is a vital correction to a policy that plunged thousands of children into poverty, impacting their development, opportunities, and outcomes, while creating cost pressures…
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The Education Policy Institute’s Chief Executive, Natalie Perera, will be stepping down from her role at the end of January 2026. The move follows a decade at the helm of the organisation. Natalie co-founded EPI in 2015 and over the…
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Commenting on the Government's response to the Curriculum and Assessment review, Natalie Perera, the Education Policy Institute’s Chief Executive, said: "The government has set out a broadly sensible direction of travel in its response to the Curriculum and Assessment…
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Commenting on the Government's Post-16 education and skills white paper, David Robinson, Director for Post-16 and Skills at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “This reform offers the potential to simplify the current system and give young people more flexible pathways,…
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Commenting on the Prime Minister’s plans for further and higher education unveiled in his Party Conference speech, Robbie Cruikshanks, Senior Researcher (Higher Education) at the Education Policy Institute, said: "We welcome the government's commitment to a more unified higher and…
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Commenting on the Education Secretary's announcement of targeted maintenance grants for students to be reintroduced, Robbie Cruikshanks, Senior Researcher (Higher Education) at EPI, said: "The government’s announcement of the reintroduction of targeted maintenance grants for students from low-income households is…
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Commenting on the Education Committee's " Solving the SEND crisis " report, Jo Hutchinson, EPI's Co-Director for Early Childhood and Wellbeing, said: "This is an important report that recognises that we must do more, and not less, to support children…
By Jo Hutchinson and Education Policy Institute
Commenting on Ofsted's response to the consultation on their planned new report cards, Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of the Education Policy Institute, said: "Introducing a new inspection system and juggling the different priorities of parents and teachers was always going…
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