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A new study from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, highlights significant inconsistencies in how children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England are identified and supported. The research, which is the first study…
By Jo Hutchinson
This report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that poorer students in sixth forms and colleges trail their more affluent peers by as many as three A level grades when taking qualifications at this…
By Sam Tuckett and David Robinson
Evidence on the impact of the pandemic on pupils’ attainment The Education Policy Institute (EPI) and Renaissance Learning have been commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to produce research examining the extent of learning loss experienced by pupils in…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute has published a report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, which compares the education catch up plans of the four UK nations, and examines how they previously approached the reopening of schools. The report finds that the…
By Education Policy Institute
On Tuesday 26th January 2021 the Education Policy Institute hosted a webinar which brought together education leaders from across the sector to share their insights on how to deliver effective remote learning. The session, which included an address from the…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute has published its response to the Department for Education and Ofqual consultation on awarding GCSE and A level grades in summer 2021. The consultation follows the announcement earlier this month from the government that exams will…
By Education Policy Institute
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The Education Policy Institute (EPI) and The Prince’s Trust have published a major study on the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Generation Z. Based on data from the Millennium Cohort Study, and supported by Tesco, the report…
By Whitney Crenna-Jennings
EPI has published analysis of school absences among teachers and pupils due to testing positive for COVID during the autumn term. The research shows that teacher absences due to a confirmed case of coronavirus were significantly higher than those of…
By Education Policy Institute
Summary This week, the Department for Education published data on school attendance by local authority over the whole of the 2020 autumn term. This short analysis presents some initial analysis of the changes over time, including during the very dramatic…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute has published an evidence review of how leading education nations approach education research and evaluation, commissioned by Patrick Wall, founder of edpol. The review considers what role research and evaluation play in education policymaking in five…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute has published an evidence review on curriculum policy in leading education nations, commissioned by Patrick Wall, founder of edpol. Curriculum policy in England has been characterised by frequent change in recent decades. In order to identify…
By Education Policy Institute
This report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) finds that less than a third (31%) of the additional costs facing schools as a result of the pandemic are covered by the government’s support fund. The research finds that virtually all…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
