Insightful reporting from @jabedahmed.bsky.social w/ commentary from EPI's @jzuccollo.bsky.social: "Teacher salaries are remarkably uniform across most of England, whereas housing costs are anything but. The current pay structure doesn’t capture the reality and disparity of local housing markets."

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Where in the country do teachers face the biggest difficulties affording housing? @jabedahmed.bsky.social investigates whether the pay weighting system focused solely on London is in need of reform

“There are severe shortages nationally, with provision varying enormously across local authorities... far more people want to train as EPs than there are funded places available.” EPI's @jzuccollo.bsky.social spoke to @ktorm-social1.bsky.social about the gov't's experts at hand plan.

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The target date for the government’s £1.8 billion ‘experts at hand’ service has been called into question, amid concerns that the workforces involved are already ‘severely stretched’

Today the @edupolicyinst.bsky.social has published our latest assessment of educational inequalities in England. It’s a rich report but some of our most concerning findings relate to the early years where we find a deepening crisis: epi.org.uk/annual-repor...

Annual Report 2025 - Education Policy Institute

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) Annual Report looks at the state of education in England, with a focus on the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.  EPI’s 2025 Annual Repor...

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Me in @schoolsweek.bsky.social arguing that we should trust schools to try new things.

Education Policy Institute@edupolicyinst.bsky.social · last yr.

Writing in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, EPI’s Director for School Workforce @jzuccollo.bsky.social urges policymakers to back fresh ideas and evidence-led reform to tackle the teacher supply crisis.

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers? @jackworth.bsky.social and @jzuccollo.bsky.social joined me to discuss why Labour's flagship education policy is proving hard to define and deliver in practice, and what should happen next. Listen here: insideyoured.com

The Times reports a 35% rise in teachers leaving the Teacher Pension Scheme due to unaffordable contributions, forfeiting the 29% salary contribution from schools. Greater flexibility is needed. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

I know my public sector pension is great, but I can’t afford it

More than 80,000 NHS workers and teachers have opted out of workplace savings schemes in a year, as the cost of living makes contributions unmanageable

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Ten years ago, there was no gender pay gap for secondary headteachers. Now, it's widening, with the current median salary for women £6k behind that of their male counterparts. What's going on? My @tesmagazine.bsky.social analysis

Why are female secondary heads £6K worse off than men?

The gender pay gap for secondary headteachers is widening. Ten years ago there wasn't a gap at all. What's going on? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the data

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An important reminder that implementation details matter enormously and policy announcements are not the thing itself.

Education Policy Institute@edupolicyinst.bsky.social · last yr.

Our new report, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, shows significant variation in how free school meals (FSM) and free early years meals (FEYM) are accessed across schools and local authorities (LA) in England. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Excellent point made by Jack: the ITT figures are a glimmer of hope, not a clear sign we've turned the corner on teacher recruitment. It means we need to keep going, not relax and ease up. schoolsweek.co.uk/recruitment-...

Recruitment crisis: Are we finally turning the corner?

This week's positive news has some asking whether Labour might be able to ditch its 6,500 new teachers pledge

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Households Below Average Income: an analysis of the UK income distribution: FYE 1995 to FYE 2024 www.gov.uk/government/s...

Great to see this sort of innovation in state schools: practical steps to try to improve pay and recruitment.

Trust to go ahead with pension change despite DfE 'threats'

Biggest MAT to press on with plan to offer less generous pensions in return for higher salaries

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I've only just discovered the treasure trove of code published by DfE Analytical Services on their Github! Very, very cool that DfE are open-sourcing more of their data and code for others to see and use.

DfE Analytical Services

DfE Analytical Services has 107 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

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Great post on the new schools bill! The ambition is right but standardising and centralising is not the route to improving outcomes for disadvantaged children. We've been there before and it won't change the financial challenges or level of pupil need that schools are having to deal with.

Tiffany Beck OBE@gatortiff.bsky.social · 2y ago

My latest blog looking at Labour's approach to school policy -- are some of the policies risking breaking opportunity instead of barriers?

Good illustration of the effect of Budget changes on schools' ability to offer pay rises by @barnettwaddingham.bsky.social . Whether or not we agree with the tax changes, we shouldn't be blind to the trade-offs, or the potential mitigations.

Barnett Waddingham - How independent schools can empower their people with flexible pension options

Learn how flexible pension options can boost staff satisfaction and retention in independent schools.

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🗣️Commenting on the initial teacher training statistics released today, @jzuccollo.bsky.social , Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute said👇

Very useful charts here on the background of people who enter teaching.

Jack Worth@jackworth.bsky.social · 2y ago

We have been looking at the recent trends in graduate numbers by subject and thinking about what it might mean for the supply of potential teachers The trends are actually quite positive overall, including for STEM 📈! (But not for languages 😬) www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/what-r...

Really important new report here by @kerriscooper.bsky.social , shedding light on the issue of food poverty in the #EarlyYears. Food poverty is not only higher amongst the under 5s, but is also experienced at a time when nutrition is most important for development.

Education Policy Institute@edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 2y ago

📝Today the Education Policy Institute has published a report ‘What can we do to reduce food poverty for under-fives?’ by @kerriscooper.bsky.social and Dr Eva Jimenez funded by the KPMG Foundation. You can read the full report 👇 epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... Continue below for the main findings⬇️

Our latest report on headteachers' movements is out now. See the full thing below and read @joanacardimdias.bsky.social on what it means at www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

3 reasons why schools miss out on great leaders

Informal school leadership networks give some schools access to expertise and support - and leave others out in the cold, new EPI research warns

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Education Policy Institute@edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨NEW: The Education Policy Institute has published a new report, funded by the @nuffieldfound.bsky.social , examining headteachers’ and future headteachers’ career movements over a decade. You can read the full report here👇 epi.org.uk/publications...

Analysis published this week from Universities UK finds that graduates in every UK region earn at least a third more than their non-graduate counterparts www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/news/... It's crucial that we continue to support fair access to HE for students from poorer backgrounds (1/2)

New analysis reveals graduates in every region earn at least a third more

Universities UK’s new analysis of government LEO (Longitudinal Education Outcomes) data demonstrates those who chose to attend university earn significantly more than those who didn’t.

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The latest Teacher Wellbeing Index from @edsupportuk.bsky.social illustrates the lack of support schools get from other agencies. Is it any wonder school staff are feeling under increasing pressure? www.educationsupport.org.uk/resources/fo...

Some horrible stats in this @edsupportuk.bsky.social report 84% of leaders and 78% of teachers stressed 77% of workforce reports psychological or behavioural symptoms due to their work Majority report increase in poor behaviour and vexatious parental complaints schoolsweek.co.uk/leader-stres...

Leader stress 'chronic and acute' as pupil behaviour worsens

Education Support warns of 'disturbingly high rates of stress, anxiety, and burnout' among school staff

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Our new report out today by @lukesibieta.bsky.social @jojohutchinson.bsky.social and Joni Kelly.

Education Policy Institute@edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 2y ago

📝NEW: Today the Education Policy Institute has published a new report commissioned by the Welsh Government, reviewing approaches that might attract and retain teachers in challenging schools across Wales. Read the full report : epi.org.uk/wp-content/u... Continue below⬇️

🚨Blog: What do we know about teachers’ use of edtech? 📝Latest analysis by Dr Joana Cardim Dias and Helen McGlade explores current edtech usage in schools, impact on teacher workload, and efforts to support equitable and effective adoption Read more👇 epi.org.uk/publications...

What do we know about teachers' use of edtech? - Education Policy Institute

Education technology (edtech) has been available for the past couple of decades, but since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the move to online learning during subsequent lockdowns, the use of ed...

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