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Good Policy Making: What can we learn from past policies?

Good Policy Making: What can we learn from past policies?

  • Post published:27th March 2023
  • Post category:Alternatives

This report considers understanding previous policies, how they worked, what went well, and what challenges were faced, essential to developing and delivering good policy. Each of the Learning from the Past reviews id focused on a specific historical policy.

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The case for an Education Policy Knowledge Centre

The case for an Education Policy Knowledge Centre

  • Post published:30th September 2022
  • Post category:Solutions

In this short document Sam Freedom presents the case for an Education Policy Knowledge Centre, for politicians and practitioners. It looks at the problems inherent to education policy making, the solution of an evidence-based knowledge centre and presenting how the EPKC would work and integrate with existing bodies.

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Review of institutions potentially comparable to EPKC

Review of institutions potentially comparable to EPKC

  • Post published:8th May 2022
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This is a 11 page ppt plus appendices, examining 30 Institutions around the world which provide a measure of educational research, analysis, reviews and synthesis relating to education policy. The analysis shows that an EPKC would offer a unique position.

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Capabilities around NHS to assist planning and policy making

Capabilities around NHS to assist planning and policy making

  • Post published:29th April 2022
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This is a 6 page analysis in tabular format, exploring 7 organisations that provide assistance to the NHS in policy development. It indicates that support for NHS policy making is vastly better supported than for Education.

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EPI and edpol Roundtable 16th November 2021 – Evidence-based education policy: can we do better?

EPI and edpol Roundtable 16th November 2021 – Evidence-based education policy: can we do better?

  • Post published:27th January 2022
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EPI and edpol held a roundtable with respected academics (listed), who support education policy making. The roundtable discussed the "evidence gap" that existed in system level policymaking.

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EPI and edpol Roundtable 4th November 2021 – Evidence-based education policy: can we do better?

EPI and edpol Roundtable 4th November 2021 – Evidence-based education policy: can we do better?

  • Post published:26th January 2022
  • Post category:Solutions

EPI and edpol held a roundtable with respected academics (listed), who support education policy making. The roundtable discussed the "evidence gap" that existed in system level policymaking.

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Reflections on the policy making process from nine Secretaries of State for Education 1986-2019

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Reflections on the policy making process from nine Secretaries of State for Education 1986-2019