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Wednesday's Budget, the first for the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, should give us further insight into the newly elected government’s priorities over the next five years . Arguably, the government has already signalled its commitment to schools. Last September…
By Education Policy Institute
Summary Expenditure on ‘back-office’ functions (administrative and clerical staff, administrative supplies, and bought in professional services) is the third largest source of expenditure for schools after teachers and education support staff. Reported school expenditure increased by 59 per cent between…
By Jon Andrews
A new report from the Education Policy Institute undertakes a comprehensive comparison of technical education in England and the UK with other developed countries. This research considers how far England is behind leading nations, and what reforms would be necessary…
By David Robinson
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a new report examining how teacher shortages and pay levels vary between schools in England. The new research considers schools and subjects with the greatest teacher shortfalls, and whether schools with workforce pressures…
By Education Policy Institute
Summary The number of teaching assistants employed by state-funded schools in England has more than trebled since the turn of the century and they now represent a quarter of the school workforce. Teaching assistants are far more prevalent in primary…
By Jon Andrews
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by Wellcome, undertakes a detailed review of the evidence on the impact of teacher professional development. The study, which includes analysis from Ambition Institute, examines 52 randomised controlled trials evaluating…
By James Zuccollo
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A new report from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), produced as part of a programme of research led by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, investigates the barriers and incentives in recruitment, retention…
By Education Policy Institute
A new report from the Education Policy Institute, commissioned by the British Council, highlights the methods of schools that are trying to close the gender gap in language learning by tackling boys’ underperformance. The research considers the latest trends in…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new research on widening access to higher education for the most disadvantaged students, commissioned by the newly established Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO). While an increasing number of…
By David Robinson
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, examines how the government can develop the early years workforce in England, in order to improve the quality of provision . Early years education can…
By Dr Sara Bonetti
Summary Between 2003 and 2017, per pupil spending on teaching staff increased at a much slower rate than spending overall (a real terms increase of 17 per cent versus 42 per cent across all expenditure). In our sample of schools,…
By Jon Andrews
Summary The recently proposed teacher pay increases will create a pressure on the largest area of school spending – teacher costs account for around half of all spending. The number of teachers at state-funded schools in England has increased by…
By Jon Andrews
