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Health minister Nicola Blackwood MP has today commended the work of the EPI Independent Commission on Children and Young People's Mental Health. Speaking at a Westminster Hall debate entitled ' Supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health in a school environment…
By Education Policy Institute
On the 12th September the Government launched a 12-week public consultation, ' Schools that work for everyone ', setting out a series of proposals aimed at improving access to good schools. Today, in response the Education Policy Institute has released its official…
By Education Policy Institute
Findings from recent Education Policy Institute analysis of the 11-plus examination were cited today in an exchange between the Secretary of State for Education and Shadow Minister for Schools. Following the new analysis, which examines the role of private tutoring,…
By Education Policy Institute
In September the Education Policy Institute carried out new analyses examining the impact of academic selection in grammar schools on attainment and social mobility in England. The results were published in the report ‘ Grammar schools and social mobility ’.…
By Jon Andrews
The Government launched a 12-week public consultation, Schools that Work for Everyone , which closes today. This set out a series of proposals aimed at improving access to good schools. Within these proposals, an intention to allow selective schools to…
By Jo Hutchinson and Jon Andrews
Today the Education Policy Institute has published its official submission to the House of Commons Education Select Committee inquiry on primary assessment . The inquiry examines: The purpose of primary assessment and how well the current system meets this The advantages…
By Education Policy Institute
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The Education Policy Institute has published analysis on Ofsted’s inspection of English schools. Using data from inspections that took place from 2005/06 to 2014/15 (inclusive), School Inspection in England examines the extent to which Ofsted acts in a timely manner…
By Jo Hutchinson
Should Ofsted hold schools to account for teacher workload and development? In a presentation delivered at the Education Policy Institute event ' Ofsted: Where Next ?' Chief Economist Peter Sellen assesses Ofsted's current remit in this area, and whether it…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is an independent, impartial and evidence-based research institute that aims to promote high quality education outcomes for all children and young people, regardless of social backgrounds. It is seeking a research partner to deliver the…
By Education Policy Institute
Remaking Tertiary Education , authored by Professor Alison Wolf – with supporting analysis by Education Policy Institute researchers – examines the future of England’s Tertiary Education system. It concludes that English technical education is “ in tatters ” and that the current…
By Education Policy Institute
This morning, the Education Select Committee will hold an ‘Evidence Check’ session in which they will question Nick Gibb (the Schools Minister), the Chief Analyst at the Department for Education and other academics on the evidence base for the government’s…
By Education Policy Institute
Findings from the recent Education Policy Institute report on selective schools and social mobility have been raised in today's House of Commons debate, ' Grammar and Faith Schools ’. Moved by Lisa Nandy MP, the debate responded to recent proposals to…
By Education Policy Institute
