The Education Policy Institute (EPI) Annual Report considers the attainment of vulnerable groups at the ages of 5, 11, 16 and in 16-19 education. 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. Key findings include: Any post-pandemic recovery … Continue reading The Education Policy Institute Annual Report
Tag: Covid-19
Impact of school closures in Key Stage 1
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published a report on the impact of school closures in Key Stage 1 on attainment and social skills of pupils in Year 4 and Year 5 in academic year 2023/2024, using a longitudinal observational study that followed a group of children who were at the very start of primary … Continue reading Impact of school closures in Key Stage 1
GCSE results will suffer ‘well into 2030s’ due to Covid
A new study from the University of Exeter, the London School of Economics and the University of Strathclyde conducted the research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation is reported on in Schools Week. The key findings include: Covid fallout to affect GCSEs ‘well into 2030s’‘Unprecedented’ widening of attainment gapEducational damage could cost billionsUniversity-led tutoring could boost … Continue reading GCSE results will suffer ‘well into 2030s’ due to Covid
Speaking Up for the Covid Generation
A new report from I CAN paints a worrying picture for nearly 1.5 million children struggling to be able to speak and to understand what other people are saying to them. It is already clear that Covid and the lockdowns it has involved have had a huge effect on children’s education. Children of all ages … Continue reading Speaking Up for the Covid Generation
Briefing on school attendance in England
The Children’s Commissioner talked to hundreds of children who are regularly absent from school. Children aren’t absent from school because they don’t want to learn. They are desperate to learn yet everyday thousands of children find themselves without the support that they need to engage in education. Last year, over 1 in 5 children were … Continue reading Briefing on school attendance in England
Teachers go on strike: the challenges facing the schools sector
This article by Helena Gillespie, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Inclusion and Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of East Anglia, analyses the underlying reasons for the teachers' pay claim and strikes, arguing that it's not just about pay, but a whole host of issues including wokrload, the impact of government policy … Continue reading Teachers go on strike: the challenges facing the schools sector
A review and meta-analysis of the evidence on learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new article published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour provides a detailed survey of the effects of COVID on children's learning across 15 countries. The authors record a substantial overall learning deficit which arose early in the pandemic and persists over time. Learning deficits are particularly large among children from low socio-economic backgrounds. They are also larger … Continue reading A review and meta-analysis of the evidence on learning during the COVID-19 pandemic