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The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new research examining unexplained pupil exits from English schools. The new study builds on previous EPI research, published in April - providing the most refined estimate to date on unexplained pupil exits in…
By Jo Hutchinson and Whitney Crenna-Jennings
Overview The government has announced a new review into special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support, and has pledged additional funding for pupils with SEND. Substantive policy changes, however, are needed to address previously identified problems. Rising numbers of children…
By Jo Hutchinson
With GCSEs this week bringing results season to a close, EPI’s Jon Andrews reflects on a system that is much reformed, but still facing big challenges. It is now two years since 16-year-olds in England first sat reformed GCSEs in…
By Jon Andrews
The Education Policy Institute (EPI), in partnership with the Fair Education Alliance (FEA), has published its flagship Annual Report on the state of education in England. The new report examines the progress made in closing the gap in educational attainment…
By Jo Hutchinson, Dr Sara Bonetti, and Whitney Crenna-Jennings
The Education Policy Institute has published its 2019 Annual Report on the state of education in England – including the progress made in closing the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. This infographic displays the key findings from…
By Education Policy Institute
The Education Policy Institute has published its 2019 Annual Report on the state of education in England – including the progress made in closing the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. This infographic displays the drivers of the…
By Education Policy Institute
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The Education Policy Institute has published its 2019 Annual Report on the state of education in England – including the progress made in closing the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. This Geographical Analysis Pack considers how the disadvantage…
By Education Policy Institute
At the Education Policy Institute, our research programme is strongly centered on improving young people’s outcomes. Over the last few years we have published several reports on children’s mental health, which have mainly focused on issues around access to and…
By Whitney Crenna-Jennings
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published the most comprehensive analysis to date of unexplained pupil exits from English schools , using over a decade’s worth of Department for Education data. The research improves on estimates of the potential size of so-called…
By Jo Hutchinson and Whitney Crenna-Jennings
Today, NHS Digital have published a new report on the mental health of children and young people in England. The report examines the drivers associated with mental disorders among different age groups. Responding to the NHS Digital report, Whitney Crenna-Jennings, Senior Researcher…
By Education Policy Institute
For the first time, the Department of Health and Social Care has published statistics on preschool children with mental health conditions. Findings from the 2017 prevalence survey show that one in eighteen two- to four-year-olds has a condition that meets…
By Whitney Crenna-Jennings
November 12 th to 16 th is Anti-Bullying Week run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance . In this blog, EPI’s Kristen Brown explores the field of bullying research and reviews international evidence on approaches to tackling bullying in schools. Key findings:…
By Education Policy Institute
