Keep up to date with the latest developments in education in schools. Not only the facts, but how schools are responding to them.
EPI’s Ieuan Bennett looks at the latest figures on access to university.;Widening participation, defined by the Office for Fair Access as ‘Removing the barriers to higher education, including financial barriers, that students from...
READAway from the manifesto speculation, today marks National Children’s Day in the UK. A day established by the UN General Assembly in 1954 to recognise children’s role in society and our future, as well as to remind ourselves we have a...
READToday parents across England find out which primary school will offer their child a place from September. Nationally, the vast majority of parents will be pleased with the news that they receive. In 2016, 88.4 per cent of applicants were...
READResearch report on the DfE website;The Department for Education (DfE) submitted questions on a range of key policy areas to the NFER Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey and Senior Leader Booster Survey conducted in the summer of 2016. This...
READThe Education Policy Institute has published a new report, The performance of the NHS in England in transforming children’s mental health services, which examines the progress made by the Government in improving children and young...
READNew analysis by the Education Policy Institute finds all schools in England face real terms cuts in funding per pupil, even after the introduction of a new national funding formula.;The report, The implications of the National Funding...
READDirector for School System and Performance and Deputy Head of Research Jon Andrews assesses the Government’s new secondary school accountability system.;Background;The first school performance tables were published in 1992. When I took...
READToday 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...
READThe Mayor of London has today launched the 2017 Annual London Education Report. Produced by the Education Policy Institute, the report explores all aspects of educating young people in the capital, from childcare and the early years,...
READThis report follows NFER’s 2016 research, Engaging Teachers: NFER analysis of teacher retention, which showed that increasing numbers of teachers are leaving the profession before retirement age. We now explore if the same is true for...
READThe Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a new report for Pearson, Apprenticeships for Northern Growth: Challenges, trends and current reforms. This report provides an overview of recent trends, key challenges and current...
READToday the Education Policy Institute has published its official submission to the House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry, ‘ Children and young people’s mental health – the role of education ‘. The inquiry examines what...
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