Narrowing the disadvantage gap is the defining educational challenge of our time. This new report from @edupolicyinst.bsky.social & @theeef.bsky.social offers some grounds for cautious optimism that we can begin to tackle that challenge. More detail from lead author @msemilyhunt.bsky.social below.

Emily Hunt@msemilyhunt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today @edupolicyinst.bsky.social and @theeef.bsky.social have co-published a major new report ‘Growing Apart’. Using linked data, we examine how the disadvantage gap emerges and widens from age 5 through to post-16. It's a chunky report so here are some of the highlights: epi.org.uk/publications...

Today @edupolicyinst.bsky.social and @theeef.bsky.social have co-published a major new report ‘Growing Apart’. Using linked data, we examine how the disadvantage gap emerges and widens from age 5 through to post-16. It's a chunky report so here are some of the highlights: epi.org.uk/publications...

Growing apart: the evolution of the disadvantage gap - Education Policy Institute

Many of the biggest challenges facing the education system – including absence, disengagement and SEND – are complex, interrelated and are shaped by socioeconomic circumstance. The government’s school...

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A really helpful unpacking of the concerning early years results from our Annual Report, from @msemilyhunt.bsky.social

Emily Hunt@msemilyhunt.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

Young learners in England are facing a deepening crisis. Our Annual Report shows that disadvantaged five-year-olds are falling further behind their peers — and for children with SEND, the learning gap has widened to over 20 months, the widest gap on record 🧵 www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Five-year-olds in England with special educational needs 20 months behind peers – report

Children from lower-income families also remain significantly behind their peers as impact of pandemic continues to be felt

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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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Looking forward to EPI Associate Director @msemilyhunt.bsky.social speaking at this free @greenshawrs.bsky.social webinar on our 'Breaking Down the Gap' report next week, sign up below 👇

Greenshaw Research School@greenshawrs.bsky.social · last yr.

We're excited to announce our next free webinar on May 6 with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social on their new report Breaking down the gap – the role of school absence and pupil characteristics. Join us from 3.45-4.45pm ⬇️ researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/ev...

Today my colleagues @msemilyhunt.bsky.social @davidrobinsonedu.bsky.social published an innovative report breaking down the drivers of the disadvantage attainment gap epi.org.uk/publications...

Breaking down the gap - Education Policy Institute

The latest report by EPI investigates the drivers of the disadvantage gap and calls on the government to address the underlying causes of school absences, as it identifies higher levels of absence to ...

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Jo Hutchinson@jojohutchinson.bsky.social · last yr.

Last month we published our final report on SEND identification, which detailed the inconsistency between schools, and inequalities between groups of children, in the identification of needs. @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org 📒 epi.org.uk/publications...