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Commenting on the publication of GCSE results for pupils across England, Wales and Nothern Ireland, Louis Hodge, Associate Director for School System and Performance at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “As expected, today’s results represent stability with outcomes similar…
By Education Policy Institute
Responding to the govenrment's announcement that plans to introduce an Advanced British Standard (ABS) will be scrapped, Sam Tuckett, Associate Director for post-16 and skills at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: "There were some well discussed delivery challenges and…
By Education Policy Institute
Commenting on plans to introduce a new 'Advanced British Standard' qualification for 16 to 19 year olds, David Robinson , Director for Post 16 and Skills at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “We welcome the government's aspiration for a broader…
By Education Policy Institute
Commenting on widely reported government plans to reform the A-level system in England with the introduction of a 'British Baccalaureate', David Robinson , Director for Post 16 and Skills at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “The education that sixth form…
By David Robinson
Commenting on the data, Louis Hodge , Associate Director for School System and Performance at the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: “The data published today paints a worrying picture for social mobility in England. Overall attainment has stagnated, remaining well…
By Education Policy Institute
Louis Hodge, Associate Director at the Education Policy Institute, said: “The fall in GCSE results today was expected given Ofqual’s approach to returning grades to pre-pandemic levels. We have always been clear that there was no perfect solution to addressing…
By Education Policy Institute
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How did we get here? Don’t forget, today’s results come after several years of disruption to summer exams and various modifications to grading practices. In 2020 and 2021, no GCSE examinations took place, and they were instead replaced by centre…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
The GCSE results from the second set of post-pandemic summer exams are due to be published later this week. Here are five themes to look out for: Do not focus too much on the overall drop in grades In September…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
Commenting on Ofqual's announcement , Natalie Perera, Chief Executive of the Education Policy Institute, said: "Returning to the 2019 grade distribution seems to be the most pragmatic approach. As we said last year, there is no perfect option given the…
By Education Policy Institute
Commenting on the data, Natalie Perera, CEO of the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: "The data published today paints a worrying picture for social mobility in England. It shows that, not only has overall attainment mostly declined, but some of…
By Education Policy Institute
Language learning in England: why curriculum reform will not reverse the decline or narrow the gaps Across the education sector, stakeholders have emphasised the importance of learning modern foreign languages (MFL). In their research review series, Ofsted argued that learning…
By Education Policy Institute
Responding to 2022's GCSE results, Jon Andrews, Head of Analysis at the Education Policy Institute, said: “Pupils receiving their GCSE results today have overcome significant disruption over recent years, which they should be highly commended for. A result of Ofqual’s…
By Education Policy Institute
