Education Policy Institute

🚨New Report: Closing the Workforce Quality Gap.

Today the Education Policy Institute funded by The Sequoia Trust published a new report that examines differences between the teaching workforces at schools with the most and least disadvantaged pupils. It finds a substantial and persistent gap in teacher experience, as well as in subject expertise, turnover and absence rates. The report recommends boosting retention incentives and accelerating professional development for teachers in disadvantaged settings.

You can download and read the full report here
https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/EPI-Report-workforce-quality-gap.pdf

🚨New report: Today the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by HMC (The Head’s Conference), published a new report that examines the workings, challenges and perceived benefits of partnerships between independent and state schools in England.

You can download and read the full report here

Independent-state school partnerships deep dive - Education Policy Institute The new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by HMC (The Head’s Conference), examines the workings, challenges and perceived benefits of partnerships between independent and state schools in England. The analysis specifically focuses on the working of two…Read more Independent-...

Our Director for Post-16 and Skills, David Robinson gave evidence to the Education Select Committee on Further Education and Skills today. He highlighted findings from our latest report on disadvantage gap and stressed the need to simplify Post-16 qualifications.

🚨New event summary paper: What is needed from education policy to boost writing outcomes?

EPI partnered with Oxford University Press to discuss challenges preventing improvements in writing and how these can be overcome.

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What is needed from education policy to boost writing outcomes? - Education Policy Institute In January 2025, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and Oxford University Press (OUP) brought together trust leaders, publishers, researchers, civil servants and other education stakeholders to discuss the current challenges preventing improvements in writing and how these can be overcome.…Read ...

EPI announces new Chair

EPI announces new Chair - Education Policy Institute The Education Policy Institute Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that it has appointed Professor Sir Chris Husbands as its new Chair. Sir Chris has served as a Trustee of EPI since January 2024 and brings a wealth of…Read more EPI announces new Chair ›

🔺Today the Education Policy Institute published a latest that investigates the drivers of the disadvantage gap and calls on the government to address the underlying causes of school absences, as it identifies higher levels of absence to be a key factor in the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.

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Breaking down the gap - Education Policy Institute The latest report by EPI investigates the drivers of the disadvantage gap and calls on the government to address the underlying causes of school absences, as it identifies higher levels of absence to be a key factor in the attainment…Read more Breaking down the gap ›

🚨New: Today, the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation published a new report that explores how long-term changes in education and employment outcomes vary across the four UK nation. The analysis covers the education and employment outcomes of individuals born across the UK from the late 1940s through to the late 1980s. You can download and read the full report 👇

Long-run changes in school leaving rules and outcomes across the UK - Education Policy Institute A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores how long-term changes in education and employment outcomes vary across the four UK nation.The report highlights the impact of differences in post-16 education and training…Read more Long-run changes i...

🚨New: Today, the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by Nuffield Foundation, published a new report exploring the strengths & weaknesses of Free School Meals (FSM) and Pupil Premium (PP) as measures for identifying disadvantaged pupils in England.

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Who has been registered for free school meals and pupil premium in the National Pupil Database? - Education Policy Institute A new report published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores the strengths and weaknesses of free school meals (FSM) and Pupil Premium (PP) as measures for identifying disadvantaged pupils in England. It finds significant…Read more Who has been regist...

🚨New:Today, the Education Policy Institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation has published a new report on Identifying SEND. The report provides evidence of the inequalities and the blind spots that exist in SEND support across schools in England.

You can download and read the full report 👇
https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SEND-Final-Report-version-FINAL-04.02.2024-2.pdf

🗣️ Commenting on the latest Ofsted inspections and report card proposals, Natalie Perera, Chief Executive at the Education Policy Institute said 👇

🚨New Report: Today EPI has published a new paper on Reforming Accountability that highlights how school accountability needs reforming to better serve pupils and parents. We are also publishing an interactive tool to measure performance of school groups. You can view the tool here: https://edu-policy-inst.shinyapps.io/effective-school.../

You can download and read the full report here: https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/reforming-accountability/

Reforming Accountability - Education Policy Institute A new paper published by the Education Policy Institute sheds light on the flaws of the current accountability system and calls for a fairer and more holistic approach to measuring school effectiveness. The paper highlights that: • Current performance measures…Read more Reforming Accountability ...

🗣️ Commenting on the government's Plan for Change, Natalie Perera, Chief Executive at the Education Policy Institute said 👇