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I know that it is my job to be evidenced based and data driven but I refuse to believe that March wasn’t at least five years ago now. For those working in the country’s schools and colleges it may seem…
By Jon Andrews
Every A-level results day is a major event in the life of the young people who have been anxiously awaiting their grades. However, the circumstances leading up to this year’s A levels results day are entirely unprecedented, and anxiety levels…
By David Robinson
On Tuesday 21 st July, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) hosted a virtual roundtable bringing together education leaders from across the sector, focusing on the digital divide in education and the case for enabling a blended learning approach for all…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) and leading early years organisation the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) have launched a year-long research project to examine the impact of Covid-19 on the early years workforce in the UK. The pandemic and economic…
By Education Policy Institute
Just over a year ago, Boris Johnson campaigned for the leadership of the Conservative Party on an agenda to ‘get Brexit done’ and to address the ‘opportunity gap’ between different parts of the United Kingdom. [1] The narrative through the…
By Jon Andrews
This report, commissioned by the Social Mobility Commission, finds that low pay, a high workload and a lack of career development for early years workers risk having a serious impact on the provision of care and education services for the…
By Dr Sara Bonetti
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The Problem Each year 30,000 graduates enrol onto initial teacher training programs. While these new entrants make an important contribution to the profession, according to the DfE’s Teacher Supply Model (TSM), there are simply not enough of them going into…
By Education Policy Institute
The government has now published its latest round of guidance as it aims to get all pupils back in school in the autumn term. The government is right to seek to bring all children back into education from September, provided…
By Jon Andrews
In the midst of a global pandemic, with so many immediate issues to address in education, it seems odd to return to pre-covid-19 concerns about teacher retention. However, the Department for Education’s latest statistics on the state of the school…
By James Zuccollo
Earlier this month the Prime Minister outlined a commitment to guarantee an apprenticeship for all eligible young people in the new academic year. While further details on the guarantee are yet to be published, it is clear that beginning an…
By Sam Tuckett
To stop the spread of Covid-19 the government has adopted a strict lockdown policy. This has resulted in many businesses facing a significant drop in revenue as many firms have higher operating costs (the cost of implementing social distancing), are…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute has published a series of policy recommendations for government, designed to prevent a significant widening of the disadvantage gap between poor children and the rest of the pupil population following the pandemic. Prior to the outbreak…
By Education Policy Institute
