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James Zuccollo

James Zuccollo is director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute 

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Head retention policies a welcome focus - but will it be enough?
Director of school workforce at the Education Policy Institute, James Zuccolo, dissects the White Paper proposals for retaining headteachers
General
26 February 2026
Head retention policies a welcome focus – but will it be enough?
Performance-related pay is ending - but what comes next?
The end of the decade-long bonus pay experiment may be welcomed by many, but it leaves questions about how future pay rises will be decided, says the EPI’s James Zuccollo
General
18 January 2024
Performance-related pay is ending - but what comes next?
‘Policy needs to change to retain effective heads’
Few people have as much influence over teacher job satisfaction as the headteacher who sets the culture of their school, says education expert James Zuccollo
General
18 October 2023
'Policy needs to change to retain effective heads'
Why cutting ITT providers is a gamble the DfE cannot afford to lose
Analysis by EPI makes clear why the failure of many ITT providers to pass the DfE’s recent reaccreditation process could make the teacher shortage problem even worse – especially in certain regions and for key subjects
Specialist Sector
8 December 2022
Why cutting ITT providers is a gamble the DfE cannot afford to lose