Education Policy Institute

Disadvantaged students are 3.2 grades behind their peers by the time they finish 16-19 education. Our new report, supported by Unbound Philanthropy, calls for a 16-19 student premium to tackle the attainment gap facing disadvantaged 16–19-year-olds. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dnGcatxU

🚨NEW EPI REPORT: Implementing a 16-19 Student Premium🚨 📝Our new report, supported by Unbound Philanthropy, calls for a 16-19 'student premium' to tackle the sizeable attainment gap facing disadvantaged 16–19-year-olds. Read the full report👇 https://lnkd.in/dnGcatxU

📝BLOG: The importance of supporting the home learning environment in the early years📝 In our latest blog, Joni Kelly looks more closely at what it means to be ‘school-ready’ and what the evidence says about the impact of the home learning environment👇 https://lnkd.in/eCbWxxBM

🏃♂️ Earlier this week we hosted our #EnrichmentForAll seminar! 🗣️A great discussion on how we deliver high-quality enrichment activities accessible to all young people. 👏 Thank you to NCS - National Citizen Service Trust and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for supporting the event, as well as to all of our fantastic speakers and delegates!👏

💰The past few days have seen a heated debate take place on teacher pensions and proposed alternatives to the Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS). At EPI, we are planning more research into teachers’ attitudes to pension flexibility and the impact of that choice on teacher retention and recruitment. ✍️James Zuccollo writes for Schools Week: https://lnkd.in/eVxpu4M4

📝 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. 🔬 The report compares student attainment in examinations sat in 2023 to when examinations took place before the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2019. 📊 The report analyses attainment gaps based on economic disadvantage, gender, ethnicity, English as an additional language (EAL), Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and geography. 📈 The report finds that since 2019, disadvantaged pupils at ages 5, 11 and 16 have fallen further behind their peers. In primary and secondary phases, the gap has grown by a month since pre-pandemic levels. 📖 You can read the full report on our website: https://lnkd.in/eCpcrHi2

🚨 EVENT: Enrichment for all - what does the evidence tell us about access, impact and opportunities for improvement? 🚨 📅 On Monday 15th July, we are holding a conference exploring: Enrichment for all: what does the evidence tell us about access, impact and opportunities for improvement? in partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and NCS - National Citizen Service Trust This timely conference will bring together politicians, Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media and Sport representatives, school and youth work leaders, to discuss the implications of the evidence for policy; the current disparities in attendance, particularly for the most disadvantaged students; and how to ensure those most in need enrichment have equal access. 📧 Invitations needed. Please email [email protected] to secure a place! https://lnkd.in/gyKA4yMn

💼 JOB OPPORTUNITY: Executive and Events Officer 💼 We’re looking for a talented and motivated candidate to join our Communications, Events and Partnerships team as an Executive and Events Officer. This post offers a real opportunity to progress within our organisation. As an Executive and Events Officer at EPI, you will have the opportunity to: - Broaden your skills in a fast-paced environment as part of our Communications, Events and Partnerships team; - Support policy-relevant events that have a real impact on the ground; and - Support and contribute to the growth of the organisation. To apply, please fill out an application form by Monday 15th July at 9am. https://lnkd.in/e7DZYgAK

🗣️EPI COMMENT: Early Years provision statistics🗣️ Today’s statistics on Early Years provision from @educationgovuk show a fall in the number of disadvantaged two-year olds accessing funded early education and care. Our response from Dr Tammy Campbell 👇 https://lnkd.in/gfScgnYR

💼 JOB OPPORTUNITY: Media and Communications Manager 💼 The Education Policy Institute (EPI) is seeking a talented and motivated candidate to join our Communications, Partnerships and Events team as Media and Communications Manager. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the success of EPI and our impact by ensuring that our research reaches a wide and diverse range of audiences across a variety of channels. You will lead on coverage and dissemination of our research, articles and policy briefs as well as producing engaging content in order to help maintain and build on EPI’s position as one of the country’s leading commentators on education policy. In this role you will support our mission to influence policymaking, and ultimately to improve the life chances of children and young people in England. You will be part of a small, dynamic team reporting to our Director for Partnerships, Events and Communications, whilst also working closely with the CEO and Executive Team on media handling and communications. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to work in the education sector and, despite being a relatively small organisation, we offer lots of development and progression opportunities. To apply, please send us your CV with a covering letter to [email protected] by 11.59pm on 15th July. https://lnkd.in/eyugy5fz