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Education technology (edtech) is rising on the political agenda with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson setting out plans to modernise the education system and transform teaching. This includes the launch of the ‘Edtech Evidence Board’ to evaluate the effectiveness and impact…
By Joni Kelly
Executive summary Drawing on the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset for England, this analysis investigates how educational choices and prior attainment influence earnings for disadvantaged students, highlighting implications for policy and careers guidance. Early career earnings are strongly associated with…
By David Robinson and Education Policy Institute
Ten years on from their launch, degree apprenticeships are delivering impressive outcomes for many young people, but they’re still not living up to their potential as a tool for social mobility. Our latest report, Degree Apprenticeships: An alternative to university?…
By Education Policy Institute
“Youth degree apprenticeships: An alternative to university?”, funded by AL Elevation , examines access, participation, and outcomes for young people aged 18–24 on level 6 degree apprenticeship courses in England. Using linked administrative data, the report provides evidence on who…
By David Robinson, Whitney Crenna-Jennings, and Education Policy Institute
Recent research reveals how class, gender, and geography combine to shape young people’s life chances across the UK – with Wales and Northern Ireland falling furthest behind. It is well understood that your parents’ jobs and your gender both…
By David Robinson
"Characteristics, experiences and outcomes of children registered – and not registered, when entitled – for free school meals" is an output of a wider project funded by the Nuffield Foundation: "What has FSM measured and what are the implications?" It…
By Dr Tammy Campbell and Dr Kerris Cooper
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The report, “ Registration for Free School Meals (FSM): issues and implications for research, policymaking, practice and access ”, is the final report from a Nuffield Foundation –funded project led by Dr Tammy Campbell and Dr Kerris Cooper at the…
By Dr Tammy Campbell, Dr Kerris Cooper, and Education Policy Institute
By the end of the decade there are expected to be 400,000 fewer pupils at schools in England than there are today, and the number of pupils in primary schools has already fallen by 150,000 since 2019. This is largely…
By Jon Andrews and Lily Wielar
In September 2024, the Government commissioned an independent Curriculum & Assessment Review to examine the National Curriculum to ensure it remains fit for purpose and delivers educational excellence for all. This marks over a decade since the curriculum offer was…
By Joni Kelly and Education Policy Institute
Today, thousands of young people in England are receiving their results in GCSEs and level 1 and 2 technical awards. As ever, we will be publishing analysis of results through the day. For further background to today’s results, please see…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
This is the tenth year in which the Education Policy Institute has published analysis and commentary on the day young people in England receive their GCSE and level 1/2 technical award results. Those years have seen a wide range of…
By Jon Andrews
Students have today been awarded their A level, vocational and applied level 3 qualification results. Standards have now been held constant for several years, following the higher grades awarded during the pandemic under centre and teacher assessed grades. The number…
By Sam Tuckett, Robbie Maris, and Education Policy Institute
