Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education(EPPSE 3 – 16+) project: post age 16 destinations

The Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE 3-16+) project is a longitudinal study, funded by the Department for Education (DfE), that has tracked the academic progress and social-behavioural development of approximately 3,000 children from their early years (age 3/5) to their early post age 16 destinations. During 17 years the focus has shifted from pre-school (EPPE 1997-2003) to include primary school (EPPE 3-11, 2003 – 2008), early secondary education (EPPSE 3–14, 2008–20012) and finally to the end of compulsory education1 and post-16 destinations (EPPSE 3–16+, 2011–2014). EPPSE has expanded into a programme of research and details of the many sub-studies (e.g., special educational needs, primary pedagogical strategies, students who ‘succeed against the odds’) can be found on the EPPSE website. Each phase has been supported by a range of technical papers, research reports, academic papers and research briefs