In January 2025, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and Oxford University Press (OUP) brought together trust leaders, publishers, researchers, civil servants and other education stakeholders to discuss the current challenges preventing improvements in writing and how these can be overcome. The discussion touched on research gaps and a lack of political will; opportunities to reform the curriculum and improve teaching practice, including through greater access to continuous professional development (CPD), and finally, what impact the rise of technology is having and how schools can harness its power to support their writing pedagogy and practice.
A summary of the discussion of the roundtable, drawing together reflections from participants, is available here.
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