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On Wednesday 24th November, the Education Policy Institute hosted a virtual roundtable bringing together education leaders from across the sector, focusing on how we can improve environmental sustainability in digital learning. The following paper summarises the discussion that took place.…
By Education Policy Institute
The Department for Education has announced £10 million for education recovery programmes to support areas in England that have seen the greatest level of pupil learning loss. Responding to the announcement of additional funding, Jon Andrews, Head of Analysis at…
By Education Policy Institute
Today [Tuesday 14 December] the Department for Education has published new data on attendance in education and early years settings. The figures show that 236,000 pupils in state-funded schools in England did not attend school for Covid related reasons on…
By Education Policy Institute
Today [Thursday 9 December] the Welsh Government have announced a trial to provide pupils with extra school hours this academic year. Commenting on the extended school time trial, Luke Sibieta, Research Fellow at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “There…
By Education Policy Institute
Summary Social and emotional learning (SEL) is concerned with fostering children’s social and emotional skills within educational settings, alongside their academic skills. This can include developing young people’s relationships, communication, decision-making, self-esteem and behaviour. SEL can play a central role…
By Education Policy Institute
Today the Department for Education (DfE) has published new research on the extent of learning loss among pupils in England during the summer and spring terms. The research, which provides new evidence on the impact of the pandemic on pupils’…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
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EPI response to Spending Review: Extra funding for education recovery welcome, but fails to respond to the scale of pupil learning loss Analysis from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) following this afternoon's Spending Review announcement finds that government funding to support…
By Education Policy Institute
Significant, additional spending to help pupils to recover from lost learning will be required in order to avoid long-term damage to life chances and the nation’s finances, according to a new report from the Education Policy Institute. Based on EPI…
By Jon Andrews, Tim Archer, Whitney Crenna-Jennings, and Education Policy Institute
It is no secret that Sir Kevan Collins’ recommendations for close to £15bn of education recovery spending were rejected by HM Treasury on the basis that the evidence for extending school time was weak and inconsistent. This ultimately led Sir…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has launched a new research project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation , that will examine how the pandemic has affected disadvantage gaps in education in England, including for learners in the important 16-19 phase. One…
By Emily Hunt, Sam Tuckett, Jo Hutchinson, David Robinson, and Education Policy Institute
Covid isolation drove up to four in every ten early years settings to close across England, Wales and Scotland during the spring, a new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) reveals. The…
By Dr Sara Bonetti
Earlier this month, the UK government announced extra funding for education catch-up in England. This took total catch-up funding to about £3.1bn, but the extra £1.4bn fell far short of the nearly £15bn reportedly sought by the Education Recovery Commissioner…
By Education Policy Institute
