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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
Today the Chancellor highlighted some positive economic developments since last year’s Autumn Statement. The Office for Budget Responsibility has revised down its public borrowing forecast by £16.4bn for 2016-17, whilst borrowing as a percentage of GDP is set to fall…
By Education Policy Institute
The House of Commons Education Select Committee has today published a new report on multi-academy trusts (MATs), citing recent Education Policy Institute research. The report , which follows an inquiry launched last year, argues that there 'remains a high degree of…
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
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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
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
In May we published a short analysis of what the next steps in implementing the white paper ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’ might mean in reality. [1] The Government had recently rowed back from forcing all schools (including outstanding schools) to be…
By Jon Andrews
Thousands of parents across the country will be immersed in the process of applying for secondary schools for their children, who are due to start Year 7 next year. Many of those parents will have already trudged through open-evenings, head…
By Jon Andrews and Jo Hutchinson
