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.

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...

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

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...

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...

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 👇

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...