FE News | Education Policy Institute (EPI) | Activity https://www.fenews.co.uk/members/educationpolicyinstitute/activity/ Activity feed for Education Policy Institute (EPI). Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.7.70 en-GB 30 hourly 2 8e0f5fd1436a685598ebf4eb9a75b7c9 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=531727 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 0 032411c57f9be53f19a37e16fe9764e8 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=531032 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:32:57 +0000
EPI Chief Executive to step down in 2026

The Education Policy Institute’s (EPI) Chief Executive, Natalie Perera, will be stepping down from her role at the end of January 2026. The move follows…

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EPI and SKOPE: Policy Churn Creating Chaos for 16-19 Year Olds

UK nations are failing to provide a coherent and equitable education offer for 16-19 year olds, new research finds  Constant Policy Churn, Fragmented Pathways, And…

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EPI: Significant Disparities In GCSE Resit Success Require Targeted Reforms To Post-16 System

Disadvantaged students are, on average, one-fifth of a grade behind in English and one-eighth of a grade behind in maths when resitting GCSEs, according to…

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A new report by EPI explores how long-term changes in education and employment outcomes vary across the four UK nations

The report highlights the impact of differences in post-16 education and training systems and policies, with a specific focus on whether Scotland’s Winter Leaving Rules…

]]> 0 2d78b2407656dcb8b1b6916ecd314019 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=477851 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:37:00 +0000
The Post-18 Funding Crisis is Reaching a Head

Robbie discusses the OfS’ latest report on the financial crisis in post-18 education, where smaller institutions and further education providers face severe deficits while larger…

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EPI finds stark inequalities in post-16 education outcomes across the UK

A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the Oxford University Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) has revealed major differences…

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EPI study finds participation in sports and hobbies at secondary school associated with broadly better outcomes

A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) examines which students are accessing extra-curricular activities during secondary school and the longer-term outcomes of students…

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EPI Annual Report finds the education disadvantage gap has widened across all educational phases since the pandemic

New research published today (Monday 18th December) by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) shows that the attainment gap between poorer pupils and their peers has widened…

]]> 0 1906b3e0d6f7cab0cedf44fc70fa71e4 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=381133 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:01:00 +0000
New EPI report findings on government policies relating to young people’s mental health not being implemented

New EPI report finds that just a third of government policies relating to children and young people’s mental health have been fully implemented A new…

]]> 0 92793277510940f7c5bffc10ef4ff193 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=337647 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:01:00 +0100 0 76da94eaf2064656285dcf75e1ee059f Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=330836 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:01:00 +0100
Political parties must prioritise education, from the early years to adult reskilling, ahead of the next general election

Following the pandemic’s disruption and over a decade of austerity, the education system in England faces a number of challenges in the years ahead. But,…

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Education Policy Institute’s report 'Recovering from the Covid-19 Pandemic'

The Education Policy Institute has today (Thursday 11th May) released a report: Recovering from the Covid-19 Pandemic. This report focuses on the educational performance of…

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New EPI report reveals biggest increase in the disadvantage gap between poor children in England and their peers

New EPI report reveals biggest increase in the disadvantage gap between poor children in England and their peers on record in 2021, in spite of…

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Growing digital skills shortages threaten economic growth, amidst worsening gender imbalances and insufficient incentives to teach 

A new report from EPI, funded by The Hg Foundation, highlights severe blockages within the digital skills pipeline, while there is substantial employer demand for…

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New EPI report highlights large education gap between poor children and the rest in Wales

New research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) into the impact of educational inequalities across England and Wales, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, reveals that…

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The teaching workforce after the pandemic

The recruitment and retention of teachers in England has dominated education headlines for the last decade. In the midst of the pandemic, a surge in…

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Department for Education publishes new research on pupil learning loss from the pandemic

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a new report on the extent of pandemic learning loss among pupils in England during the first half…

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OECD TALIS report - 'Mending the Education Divide'

This morning at an event in London, EPI has launched the latest OECD Teaching and Learning Survey (TALIS) report, ‘Mending the Education Divide – Getting…

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"Decade of failure” to improve the disadvantage gap in education

EPI (@EduPolicyInst) report reveals “decade of failure” to improve outcomes of #GCSE pupils in poverty, while disadvantage gap widens for college and sixth form students.…

]]> 0 e7fb066240a12b77f8c46d9628e633fd Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=129798 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:04:37 +0000
EPI paper calls for a rethink of school group assessments

In response to the Education Policy Institute’s (EPI) report calling for school groups to be assessed on a wider range of measures relating to pupil…

]]> 0 04c8917a35fc22eba978ec9d559935b5 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=124678 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:40:12 +0000
Education Policy Institute comments on new school attendance figures 

Today [Tuesday 11 January] the Department for Education (@EducationGovUK) has published new data on attendance in education and early years settings, covering both pupils and…

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Department for Education publishes new research on pupil learning loss

New research on pupil learning loss from the pandemic published by the Department for Education (@educationgovuk) Today the Department for Education (DfE) has published new…

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Prime Minister announces £3,000 ‘levelling up premium’ to incentivise teachers into high-need areas

Iin his speech [Wednesday 6 October] at the Conservative Party Conference, the Prime Minister @BorisJohnson announced a £3,000 ‘levelling up premium’ to entice maths, physics, chemistry and…

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Provide extra funding for education recovery in Spending Review or risk lasting damage to students

#SR21 – A new report release today (21 Oct) from the Education Policy Institute (@EduPolicyInst) warns that significant, additional spending to help pupils to recover…

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Tackling the disadvantage gap: why we need targeted interventions in 16-19 education too

For the first time, new exploratory research published today by the Education Policy Institute, and funded by the Nuffield foundation, measures the disadvantage gap –…

]]> 0 8b6c79cd6245372a10b13a6963c2a0d3 Education posted a new post. https://www.fenews.co.uk/?p=64128 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:01:05 +0000
Disadvantaged sixth form and college students are three whole A level grades behind their more affluent peers

New @EduPolicyInst study reveals the disadvantage gap in sixth forms and colleges A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), “Measuring the disadvantage gap in 16-19…

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