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James Zuccollo

@jzuccollo

School workforce @EduPolicyInst. UK education and economics.

 London, England
Joined November 2009
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1/3 of people finding teaching an attractive career sounds pretty good to me! tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
3 in 5 people see teaching as ‘unappealing’

3 in 5 people see teaching as ‘unappealing’

Just 6 per cent of respondents view teaching as a ‘very appealing’ job, YouGov survey suggests

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In our latest episode, @jzuccollo from the @EduPolicyInst explained why the Government should focus on tackling teacher shortages in particular subjects and regions rather than aiming for an overall 6,500 teacher target. Listen to the full episode here: insideyoured.com
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Me in @SchoolsWeek: we need to trust schools a bit more and let them try new things.
Schools Week (@SchoolsWeek) profile pictureSchools Week@SchoolsWeek9 Jul 2025
🫳 'Novel ideas are needed but, unfortunately, recent decisions suggest the space for schools and trusts to innovate is shrinking' @EduPolicyInst's director of school workforce buff.ly/R0fwqPR
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🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers? @JackWorthNFER and @jzuccollo discuss why Labour's flagship education policy is proving hard to define and deliver in practice, and what should happen next. Listen here: insideyoured.com
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The Times reports a 35% rise in teachers leaving the Teacher Pension Scheme due to unaffordable contributions, forfeiting the 29% salary contribution from schools. Greater flexibility is needed. thetimes.com/business-money/…
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Excellent point made by Jack: the ITT figures are a glimmer of hope, not a clear sign we've turned the corner on teacher recruitment. It means we need to keep going, not relax and ease up. schoolsweek.co.uk/recruitmen…
Recruitment crisis: Are we finally turning the corner?

Recruitment crisis: Are we finally turning the corner?

This week's positive news has some asking whether Labour might be able to ditch its 6,500 new teachers pledge

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Median incomes continue to fall and poverty is rising. Depressing statistics for anyone in the UK. gov.uk/government/statistics…
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Great to see this sort of innovation in state schools: practical steps to try to improve pay and recruitment. schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-tr…

Trust to go ahead with pension change despite DfE 'threats'

Biggest MAT to press on with plan to offer less generous pensions in return for higher salaries

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Schools Week@SchoolsWeek21 Mar 2025
💸 'Schools need the tools to improve their offer without spending more. One possibility is to offer teachers more flexibility in how their total compensation is structured' @EduPolicyInst's James Zuccollo buff.ly/2Sk4wdD
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If you were curious what teachers across England would think about United Learning's proposed pension scheme, here's an answer: about 15% would prefer it to the TPS overall, and about 20% of young teachers.
Education Policy Institute (@EduPolicyInst) profile pictureEducation Policy Institute@EduPolicyInst21 Mar 2025
📊 NEW REPORT: “What pensions do teachers want?” We surveyed 5,750 teachers on their compensation preferences. With teacher pay down 14% since 2010, could pension flexibility help with recruitment & retention? Key findings👇
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Is there a better decomposition of what's going on with the gap in educational disadvantage? Brilliant visualisation by @DavidR0bins0n.
MsEmilyHunt (@MsEmilyHunt1) profile pictureMsEmilyHunt@MsEmilyHunt117 Mar 2025
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We find that by age 16, disadvantaged pupils are almost 19 months behind their peers. But this gap would reduce to 15 months of learning if school attendance was the same for all pupils. And when we look at changes over 2019-2023, absence fully explains the gap-widening over time
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I've only just discovered the treasure trove of code published by @educationgovuk on their Github! Very, very cool that DfE are open-sourcing more of their data and code for others to see and use. github.com/dfe-analytical-se…
DfE Analytical Services

DfE Analytical Services

DfE Analytical Services has 147 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

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Great post on the new schools bill! The ambition is right but standardising and centralising is not the route to improving outcomes for disadvantaged children. We've been there before and it won't change the financial challenges or level of pupil need that schools are facing.
Tiffany Beck OBE (@gatortiff) profile pictureTiffany Beck OBE@gatortiff20 Dec 2024
My latest blog looking at Labour's approach to school policy -- are some of the policies risking breaking opportunity instead of barriers?
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Good illustration of the effect of Budget changes on schools' ability to offer pay rises by @BW_LLP. Whether or not we agree with the tax changes, we shouldn't be blind to the trade-offs, or the potential mitigations. barnett-waddingham.co.uk/com…
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🗣️Commenting on the initial teacher training statistics released today, @jzuccollo , Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute said👇
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Our report on the movements of headteachers is out now.
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Read @JoanaCardim explain what it means here: tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…

3 reasons why schools miss out on great leaders

Informal school leadership networks give some schools access to expertise and support - and leave others out in the cold, new EPI research warns

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The latest Teacher Wellbeing Index from @EdSupportUK illustrates the lack of support schools get from other agencies. Is it any wonder school staff are feeling under increasing pressure? educationsupport.org.uk/reso…
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ASCL Cymru@ASCLCymru19 Nov 2024
“As this report shows, recruitment & retention remains very challenging in Wales...The best way forward is with a strategy focused around improved teacher pay & adequate funding for all schools.” Our comment on @EDuPolicyInst report on teacher retention: tinyurl.com/4rvmazzt
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Our new report on ways to encourage teachers to work in challenging schools in Wales out today, by @JoJoHutchinson, Luke Sibieta, and Joni Kelly teapaw.org/EduPolicyInst/status/1…
Education Policy Institute (@EduPolicyInst) profile pictureEducation Policy Institute@EduPolicyInst19 Nov 2024
🚨NEW: Today the Education Policy Institute has published a new report commissioned by the Welsh Government, reviewing approaches that might attract and retain teachers in challenging schools across Wales. Read the full report : epi.org.uk/wp-content/upload… Continue below⬇️
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