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This paper from the Education Policy Institute analyses the government's claim that “there are now 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools than there were in 2010”. Authored by Jon Andrews, Director for School System and Performance and Deputy Head…
By Jon Andrews
The Education Policy Institute held a round-table on exam grade accuracy and its implications, on Thursday 25th January 2018. The event was supported by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC)…
By Education Policy Institute
In March 2017 a consultation was launched on the future of the primary assessment system in England. The government's stated aim for the proposal was to 'ensure that we establish a stable, trusted assessment system that supports all children to fulfil…
By Jo Hutchinson and Education Policy Institute
Director for School System and Performance and Deputy Head of Research Jon Andrews assesses the Government’s new secondary school accountability system. Background The first school performance tables were published in 1992. When I took my GCSEs four years later just a quarter of…
By Jon Andrews
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
The Department for Education (DfE) has followed up their release of headline results in July with a provisional analysis of 2016’s key stage 2 assessments, with more information on the distribution of scaled scores, geographic variation and gender gaps. The…
By Education Policy Institute
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EPI’s Annual Report earlier in the year found that by the end of secondary school, disadvantaged children were on average 19 months behind their peers, this new report, Divergent Pathways: the disadvantage gap, accountability and the pupil premium examines how…
By Jo Hutchinson
