⏱️ Estimated Read: 4 minToday, the government published guidance on screen time for under-5s. It is published online on the ‘Best Start in Life parent hub’ – the emergent digital offering intentionall...

⏱️ Estimated Read: 11 minWhich babies are more likely to experience screen time? Among those who watch, who watches the most? And how does using screens interplay with other home activities? Our analy...

The phonics screening check is so closely correlated with month of birth that it can be argued that it is a test of age rather than decoding.

The Education Policy Institute is recommending a new national system of auto-enrolment for free school meals and other measures to ensure more eligible children can benefit, as too many who should get...

Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for

Under the current system, harsh eligibility requirements and complicated bureaucracy mean many children living in poverty miss out on a free lunch. Experts tell Ellen Peirson-Hagger what the governmen...

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Many say absence is due to England’s mainstream schools being unable to meet needs of neurodivergent pupils

Exclusive: actor says experience of school refusal showed her more compassion is needed, not exclusions

The author of a major new study into auto-enrolment for free school meals and the associated benefits it unlocks outlines the key findings - and what issues would still remain

A new report published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores the strengths and weaknesses of free school meals (FSM) and Pupil Premium (PP) as measures f...

The author of a major new study into auto-enrolment for free school meals and the associated benefits it unlocks outlines the key findings - and what issues would still remain

What have we learnt about food poverty experienced by under-fives?  We recently published a report on food poverty affecting under-fives, which highlighted the scale and the impact of the problem, as ...

A new report by the Education Policy Institute, funded by the KPMG Foundation, investigates food poverty in the early years. The research interrogates the effectiveness of national policies already in...

As claims about practices in two flagship London academies are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Scottish Government will move to scrap a policy critics say pushes families into poverty.

A new report published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) examines the impact of the national phonics screening check (PSC) on early reading development in primary schools across England. The res...

A new report reveals the number of children missing form education may have grown substantially in recent years

A new report by the Education Policy Institute, funded by the KPMG Foundation, investigates food poverty in the early years. The research interrogates the effectiveness of national policies already in...