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NEW: Today we have published our 2020 Annual Report on the state of education - finding the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has stopped closing for the first time in a decade.
Read all of our findings here ⬇️
#DisadvantageGap
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New report: Today we publish our 2019 Annual Report on the state of education in England — finding the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has stopped closing.
You can read the full report here:
#disadvantagegap
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NEW: Today we have published proposals for a school 'Catch Up Plan' to prevent disadvantaged pupils falling further behind during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read our policy recommendations for government here ⬇️
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Sir Kevan Collins says it's the whole child & the whole learning experience that matters.
The recovery is the recovery of childhood, not just education.
Our system and particularly the accountability of our system does not capture that.
#EPIAnnualLecture
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🚨EPI ANNUAL REPORT 2024🚨
📝Today we publish EPI’s 2024 Annual Report, looking at the state of education in England, with a focus on the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers..
📖Read the report in full on our website:
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NEW: Today we have published new research on unexplained pupil exits from schools - the largest study to date.
The report identifies as many as 55,000 unexplained moves in the year group finishing year 11 in 2017 - 8% of pupils.
Read more:
#pupilexits
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Our new study for
@WellcomeTrust
finds that high-quality professional development for teachers significantly boosts pupil attainment.
Teacher
#CPD
also compares favourably with other more costly interventions.
Read the full report here ⬇️
@Ambition_Inst
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Our new report finds that disadvantaged pupils are 18.1 months of learning behind their peers at GCSE.
For the first time since 2007, the disadvantage gap at primary school increased, to 9.3 months.
📊 Read more of our new findings here:
#DisadvantageGap
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👩🏫2022 results reveal female students are outperforming males in the vast majority of subjects.
With female students succeeding in male-dominated subjects, for example computing, physics and economics, much more must be done to encourage more girls into these areas of study.
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New report: Today we have published a study on identifying pupils with special educational needs & disabilities (SEND).
We find huge inconsistencies in how children with SEND are identified, with support highly dependent on where a pupil goes to school ⬇️
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Education recovery plans: after today’s £1.4bn announcement, total funding by the UK Government to recover learning loss in England is around £310 per pupil 🇬🇧
This compares to equivalent total funding of:
🇺🇸 £1,600 per pupil in the US
🇳🇱 £2,500 per pupil in the Netherlands
💬 “It is unclear why the government has chosen to ignore the evidence of how much it would cost to recover lost learning, but there must now be a real concern that learning loss will not be recovered."
Our response to today's education catch up plans ⬇️
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Today we release new report on social media and young people's
#mentalhealth
& wellbeing. Get the key findings here:
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Today we publish new report on attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils & their peers. Get the key findings here:
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Today our Commission publishes its concluding report, setting a 'Prime Minister's Challenge' on
#YoungMentalHealth
:
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🚨NEW: 2023 EPI Annual Report shows the disadvantage gap is widening across all education phases🚨
📝We have published the second & final phase of our EPI Annual Report on the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.
Read the report:
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Poorer pupils in England are 1.5 years behind their peers after taking their GCSEs.
What are the causes of this gap?
We consider two pupils — one disadvantaged, one non-disadvantaged — and examine the factors driving attainment gaps from birth:
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NEW REPORT: Today we publish new research on unexplained pupil exits from schools - including breakdowns by local authority and multi-academy trust.
You can read all the key findings here:
#PupilExits
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NEW: Today we have published our education recovery plan for pupils in England.
Our report finds reversing pandemic learning loss will require a £13.5bn package from government over 3 years.
📕 Read our fully costed set of evidence-based proposals here:
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NEW: Today we have launched our latest Disadvantage Gap Data Tool – an interactive resource where you can explore, compare and download local data from our recent report on the
#disadvantagegap
in education.
📊 Access the new Tool here:
@NuffieldFound
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Today we have published a new report on access to children and young people's mental health services – finding over a quarter (26%) of child referrals were rejected, a total of 133,000 young people.
Read all the key findings here:
#CAMHS
#mentalhealth
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NEW: Today we've published a report on the
#DisadvantageGap
in education.
Our research finds the GCSE gap for students in poverty has now failed to close for a decade, while the disadvantage gap for 16-19 students grew in 2020.
Report ⬇️
@NuffieldFound
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Today's school
#exclusion
statistics confirm longstanding ethnic disproportionality.
Black Caribbean children remain around 3 times as likely to face permanent exclusion as White British children, and Gypsy/Romany children remain around 4 times as likely to do so.
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🚨 New Report - Education priorities in the next general election 🚨
Our new report, funded by
@NuffieldFound
, argues for a focus on education at the next general election and sets out a number of recommendations for future policy.
🧵(1/8)
Read it here:
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Grammar schools: a reminder that you can find our detailed, impartial study on the impact of selective schools on social mobility here:
#grammarschools
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This morning in London we'll be launching
@OECDEduSkills
Teaching & Learning International Survey (TALIS) - the largest international survey of
#teachers
and leaders.
@SchleicherOECD
will present findings from 10:00 BST - follow
#OECDTALIS
for updates.
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NEW: Today we publish a new report on the state of the teacher labour market - finding severe shortages of highly-qualified teachers in priority subjects and the most disadvantaged schools. Read more here:
#teachers
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Announcing the Education Policy Institute - an independent and evidence-based research institute promoting education
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The poorest pupils ‒ those with a high persistence of poverty ‒ have a learning gap of 22.7 months at the end of compulsory education.
This group is on the rise, and is an important contributor to the lack of progress with the
#DisadvantageGap
overall:
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NEW: Today we have published a report on Generation Z's
#mentalhealth
with
@PrincesTrust
and
@Tesco
– revealing how wellbeing changes over the teenage years.
We look at the role of poverty, social media and bullying on today's young people.
Read more:
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New report: for the first time, we've measured the disadvantage gap in 16-19 education.
We find poorer sixth form and college students are 3 A level grades behind their affluent peers - while in some areas, this is 5 grades.
Full report:
@NuffieldFound
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Equity in Education: next week we'll be hosting the launch of
@OECDEduSkills
's new PISA report on
#socialmobility
. We'll hear from
@SchleicherOECD
and panelists
@ChildrensComm
,
@ProfSimonB
&
@EducEndowFoundn
's Sir Kevan Collins. Further details here:
#PISA
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New study: Today we have published research on early years graduates and children’s attainment – finding the presence of a graduate has a positive association with learning outcomes, which are sustained into primary school.
📄 Read more:
@NuffieldFound
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🚨EPI Annual Report 2023🚨
We've published the first instalment of our Annual Report on the state of education in England, focusing on the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers up to the end of secondary school.
Read it in full ⬇
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INFOGRAPHIC: What are the causes of the education disadvantage gap?
We consider the experiences of two pupils - one disadvantaged, one non-disadvantaged - and examine the factors driving attainment gaps from birth through to the end of secondary school:
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Covid-19 is causing a surge in teaching applications.
Since lockdown 21,410 graduates have applied to training programmes, a rise of 65%.
If these trends continue, the teacher recruitment gap could close for the first time since 2012.
Read our analysis:
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Tomorrow we publish the largest study to date on unexplained pupil exits from schools in England.
The report considers:
🔹Prevalence of unexplained moves nationally
🔹Schools with high rates
🔹Pupil groups most affected
You can find it here:
#pupilexits
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🚨Policy Analysis: The Reaccreditation of ITT Providers
Recruiting high quality teachers is vital.
With 68 fewer initial teacher training providers accredited for 24/25, our analysis examines the recruitment outlook for the years ahead.
Read it here:
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A level results: while there has been an overall increase in top grades this year, the increase for independent schools was more than twice as high as that in secondary schools (4.7% vs. 2%).
#AlevelResults
#resultsday
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Teacher COVID absences: our new analysis finds that during the autumn term absence rates were three times higher for teachers than for pupils in secondary schools, and six times higher in primary schools.
Read more in our new paper, out today:
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.
@BBCBreakfast
covers findings from our new research project on identifying children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Read our preliminary analysis here:
#SEND
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Our team had a fantastic time at our 'EPICentre' of education policy at the
@UKLabour
Party Conference!
Great discussions on key issues in education from Ofsted reform to teacher workload and tackling inequalities.
Thank you to all of our partners for supporting our events.
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What is the education disadvantage gap in your area? You can find all local and regional breakdowns from this week’s Annual Report in our Geographical Pack here:
#SocialMobility
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NEW: Today we release a report on children’s mental health services - finding referrals have increased by a quarter over 5 years, with at least 55,800 unable to access specialist treatment in 2017/2018. Read more:
#CAMHS
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Our new research finds that the education disadvantage gap has stopped closing, and there are now several indications that it has started to widen.
The stalling of the gap occurred even before the pandemic impacted the education system.
📄 Full report:
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Early Years Degrees: New research project from
@PlymUni
's
@DrVerityCB
and EPI's
@sarabonetti77
, funded by
@NuffieldFound
, aims to improve our understanding of degree-level qualifications in the
#earlyyears
, and the employment trajectories of graduates.
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We're delighted to announce the recruitment of three new experienced Research Fellows to our team.
@JohnPeterJerrim
,
@JoBlanden
and
@profchristaylor
will join EPI to directly support and advise on our expanding programme of research.
Read more:
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Now: Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner MP speaks on "where next for Labour education policy?"
#lab17
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Poorer pupils in England are 1.5 years behind their peers after taking their GCSEs.
What are the causes of this gap?
We consider two pupils — one disadvantaged, one non-disadvantaged — and examine the factors driving attainment gaps from birth.
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EPI's Executive Chair, David Laws, has commented on the Department for Education's "catch up" package announced today
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All UK nations have introduced school catch up programmes to help pupils with lost learning, following the disruption of the pandemic.
As this summary shows, the plans of each country differ markedly with their approach and resources ⬇️
📘 Full report:
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Education recovery: how does funding compare with other programmes during the pandemic?
🍽️ Funding for pupils' recovery for the whole of the next academic year amounts to slightly more than the funding that went towards the “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme, which ran for one month.
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We're pleased to announce that this year, the EPI Annual Lecture will be delivered by
@KiraboJackson
, Professor of Education & Social Policy at Northwestern University, USA.
You can register your interest for the event here:
@sesp_nu
#EPIAnnualLecture
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Read the key findings and recommendations from our new
#YoungMentalHealth
report here:
#CAMHS
#MentalHealth
We need revolution in children's mental health services. Must be Prime Minister's top priority!
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🚨NEW REPORT: Access to extra-curricular provision and the association with outcomes🚨
Our report published today examines access to extra-curricular activities in secondary school and the association with outcomes for young people.
📖Read the report:
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🚨NEW REPORT: UK Nations post-16 Education & Training🚨
Our report published today with
@SKOPEOxford
reveals major differences in post-16 education and training (E&T) across the UK nations and inequalities in outcomes for learners.
📖Read in full:
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NEW REPORT: How do the education catch up plans of UK nations compare?
We find catch-up funding in Scotland is most generous, followed by England.
Wales and NI offer half as much per pupil - but their plans are better targeted at the poorest.
Read more:
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NEW: Today we have published a report examining the impact of giving teachers an entitlement to quality professional development.
Our analysis finds a right to 35 hours of
#CPD
a year would boost pupil attainment and may improve retention:
@WellcomeTrust
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.
@TracyBrabin
: any plans to boost the quality of
#earlyyears
education must be backed up by a massive upskilling of the early years workforce
#Lab19
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Education in England: Our 2018 Annual Report, published today, finds the rate at which the disadvantage gap is closing has slowed significantly in recent years. Full report:
#SocialMobility
#EducationinEngland
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.
@MartyneOliver
of
@OGATrust
:
"Will more of the same really build us back better?"
On educational inequality: "Levelling up doesn't involve giving every child the same thing, it involves giving every child what they need."
#TowardsResilience
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"Even before the pandemic disadvantaged pupils were on average 18.1 months of learning behind their peers by the time they finished their GCSEs: the same gap as five years ago."
Our latest research on the disadvantage gap in education in
@TheTimes
today:
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📊Yesterday we published a new online tool allowing users to compare the performance of school groups in England on pupil inclusion & attainment.
🖱️Access the tool here:
📝Read about our key findings in the accompanying report:
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What does the Conservative manifesto mean for education?
Here's a summary of our analysis from our recent report, which scrutinised the main parties' education pledges ⬇️
You can find the full report here:
@NuffieldFound
#education
#ElectionResults2019
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🚨 New Blog - Post-Pandemic Absences 🚨
📈Our new analysis, by
@MsEmilyHunt1
, reveals that growing levels of pupil absence are being felt most acutely by disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs.
(🧵1/11)
Read it here:
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💬 “It is unclear why the government has chosen to ignore the evidence of how much it would cost to recover lost learning, but there must now be a real concern that learning loss will not be recovered."
Our response to today's education catch up plans ⬇️
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"Once prior attainment and pupil background are taken into consideration, there's no overall attainment impact on pupils in grammar schools" -
@AngelaRayner
cites our research on
@BBCWorldatOne
. You can read our
#grammarschools
report here:
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Today we publish our 2018 Annual Report on the state of education in England - finding progress in closing the disadvantage gap is stalling. Read more here:
#EducationinEngland
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📝NEW REPORT: Outcomes for young people who experience multiple suspensions
Our report, commissioned by
@ImpetusUK
, identifies a “suspension grades gap", with young people who experience suspension from school less likely to pass GCSEs.
Read the report:
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Tomorrow
@OECDEduSkills
will publish the Teaching & Learning International Survey (TALIS) - the largest international survey of
#teachers
.
We'll be launching the report with
@SchleicherOECD
in London tomorrow (10.00 BST) - find out more here:
#OECDTALIS
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🚨New Analysis: GCSE Results, Regional Disparities
Regional disparities continue and, in raw terms, have actually widened slightly.
In London, around a third of grades achieved were at grade 7 or above. In the north and the midlands it was under a quarter.
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To keep up to date with all our research, events, and analysis, you can sign up to our monthly newsletter here:
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NEW: What is the education disadvantage gap in your area?
Today we have launched a new data visualisation tool displaying the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, pupil attainment, and more.
You can access the tool here ➡
#socialmobility
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New: Today we have published recommendations for 2021 exams.
Our proposals include:
• Benchmarking assessments to provide contingency grades
• More optionality on exam papers
• Avoid teacher assessed grades
• Additional catch up support
📄 Read more:
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🚨NEW EPI REPORT: Implementing a 16-19 Student Premium🚨
📝Our new report, supported by
@UnboundPhilanth
calls for a 16-19 'student premium' to tackle the sizeable attainment gap facing disadvantaged 16–19-year-olds.
Read the full report👇
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Under the PM's proposal to 'level up' school funding, the average pupil eligible for free school meals would attract an additional £56, while the average pupil not eligible for free school meals would attract an additional £116.
#DisadvantageGap
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“We know how to educate the top third, we do an okay job for the middle third - and we do a terrible job for the bottom third. We can’t just drive on with what works for the top third, imposing it on the middle and bottom third. It won’t work”-
@LordJimKnight
‘s closing remarks
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.
@samtwiselton
makes the point that we "can't have a world class education system without world class teachers. They must be developed and feel valued."
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We're pleased to announce a new research project - supported by
@NuffieldFound
- which aims to improve our understanding of what makes a difference to the quality of the
#earlyyears
workforce and to children’s outcomes:
@NatCen
@JoBlanden
@sarabonetti77
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School closures this year have laid bare the stark variation between pupils’ home-learning environments and access to remote learning.
Tomorrow we'll be holding a roundtable with
@Apple
on how to address the
#DigitalDivide
in education.
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'More faith schools could increase social segregation and lower social mobility' - our research in
@LSEpoliticsblog
:
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"Schools should have been given the opportunity to challenge the standardisation model early on, without relying so heavily on an appeals process which will only cause further disruption, delay and anxiety."
EPI's
@NataliePerera1
on today's
#AlevelResults
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(1/15)📝Last week we published a new report with
@NuffieldFound
and
@NCLBusiness
examining the impact of headteachers on schools, staff and their pupils.
📖You can read the full report on our website here:
Read on below as we recap our key findings… 🧵
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NEW: The government recently announced a review into special educational needs and disabilities support.
In a new analysis piece,
@JoJoHutchinson
highlights some of the policy changes needed to address problems in the system:
#SEND
#AlternativeProvision
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NEW: Today we have released our latest education recovery research, finding that significant, additional funding will be required in next week’s Spending Review in order to avoid long-term damage to pupils and the economy.
📘 Read the key findings here ⬇️
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What is the education disadvantage gap in your area? How does it compare to the national average?
📈 Our 2019 Annual Report contains breakdowns by local authority and parliamentary constituency - you can view them here:
#disadvantagegap
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A level results: EPI's
@NataliePerera1
on alternative options to Ofqual's standardisation process that could have produced fairer results.
@BBCNews
#AlevelResults
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“It is concerning that, at a time when disadvantaged children need more support, the government has made a policy decision which will result in them attracting less funding."
Our comments on new school census changes which affect pupil premium funding:
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"This is a group of highly vulnerable children that the government doesn't have its eyes on. It's not prioritising their needs."
EPI CEO
@NataliePerera1
on our new study on the outcomes of refugee and asylum-seeking pupils.
Read the key findings here:
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"We need to understand what's driving this behaviour - is it accountability, is it funding pressures, or are schools genuinely struggling to meet the needs of our most vulnerable pupils?"
EPI's
@natalieperera1
on our
#pupilexits
research.
📄Read it here:
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Concluding points from
@KiraboJackson
:
• Resources matter for outcomes (how they're spent also matters)
• Resources should be targeted early on in a child's life - but also sustained
• Investments should also target interventions that improve soft skills
#EPIAnnualLecture
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📰Thanks to
@TorstenBell
for mentioning our recent report on the impact of headteachers in the
@ObserverUK
today!
🚀Our report showed that effective headteachers boost pupils' attainment by an extra grade in two GCSE subjects.
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📅"Successful schools in testing times": join us on 29th September for the launch of the latest
#OECDPISA
report, which analyses schools and school systems and their relationship with education outcomes.
Sign up for this virtual event here:
@OECDEduSkills
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#MentalHealth
: on Wednesday we publish a new report on state of children's inpatient services. You can find it here:
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EPI's David Laws on
#schoolsreopening
plans:
"Flexibility for schools is important, but it also means the government is now transferring all practical problems around social distancing with pupils into the hands of headteachers – and not all of those problems are easily solved."
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11
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▶️ The EPI 2019 Annual Lecture with Kirabo Jackson is now available.
The lecture brings together Professor Jackson's most influential research to date – including the impact of education spending and teachers on pupils' long-term outcomes.
Watch it here:
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New research: today we have published the first comparison of pupil attendance across the UK since the reopening of schools.
We find huge disparities across the country, and evidence that the most disadvantaged pupils have seen lower school attendance ⬇️
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School funding: our new report finds a significant rise in the number of maintained secondary schools in deficit - with many schools also failing to meet pressures from increasing staff costs. Read more here:
#schoolfunding
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