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Significant, additional spending to help pupils to recover from lost learning will be required in order to avoid long-term damage to life chances and the nation’s finances, according to a new report from the Education Policy Institute. Based on EPI…
By Jon Andrews, Tim Archer, Whitney Crenna-Jennings, and Education Policy Institute
How should “efficiency” in school groups be measured? Which school groups in England are the most efficient? Why are some school groups more efficient than others? The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has launched a major research project to understand how…
By Education Policy Institute
The Nuffield Foundation has commissioned the Education Policy Institute (EPI), the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and Sheffield University to assess the impact of the pandemic on children's educational, language, social and emotional outcomes. This project aims…
By Education Policy Institute
A new EPI report, commissioned by the Royal Society, finds that the proportion of students with A and AS levels or equivalent covering at least three of the main subject groups such as humanities, sciences, maths and languages, has now…
By David Robinson
It is no secret that Sir Kevan Collins’ recommendations for close to £15bn of education recovery spending were rejected by HM Treasury on the basis that the evidence for extending school time was weak and inconsistent. This ultimately led Sir…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has launched a new research project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation , that will examine how the pandemic has affected disadvantage gaps in education in England, including for learners in the important 16-19 phase. One…
By Emily Hunt, Sam Tuckett, Jo Hutchinson, David Robinson, and Education Policy Institute
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Students have had an incredibly difficult school year, working towards their GCSEs during a global pandemic – we must congratulate them for their achievements today. Schools and colleges should also be commended for the remarkable work they’ve done to deliver…
By Jon Andrews
Two years of immense uncertainty for A level students finally ended today as they received their results. However, whilst individual students will, rightly, be focused on their next destination, today provides only a partial picture of what the pandemic has…
By David Robinson and Sam Tuckett
Covid isolation drove up to four in every ten early years settings to close across England, Wales and Scotland during the spring, a new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) reveals. The…
By Dr Sara Bonetti
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by Wellcome, finds that giving teachers a formal entitlement to high-quality training and development would only cost the government an extra £210m in funding a year. When added to existing…
By James Zuccollo and Education Policy Institute
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, provides new insights into the educational outcomes of pupils in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since devolution. The study, which draws on the detailed Millennium…
By Education Policy Institute
A year ago, the main concerns for teacher recruitment were that there were too few jobs and placements to accommodate all those who wished to teach. Graduates were flocking to teacher training and existing teachers were staying put. The damage…
By James Zuccollo
