{"id":242134,"date":"2026-02-18T10:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/?p=242134"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:52:32","slug":"julie-mcculloch-to-join-epi-as-new-chief-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/julie-mcculloch-to-join-epi-as-new-chief-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Julie McCulloch has been appointed as the new chief executive of The Education Policy Institute (EPI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCulloch is senior director of strategy, policy and professional development at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), and is currently on a secondment as head of policy at the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said she was “hugely privileged” to join the EPI<\/a>, an independent research institute that aims to raise standards in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her appointment comes after EPI co-founder Natalie Perrera stepped down as CEO of the think tank<\/a> at the end of January, to take up a senior role at the country’s largest exam board, AQA. Perrera had been at the helm of the EPI since its creation in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCulloch will join EPI at the beginning of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof Sir Chris Husbands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professor Sir Chris Husbands, chair of the board of trustees at EPI, said: “I am delighted to be able to welcome Julie as the chief executive to take EPI into its second decade.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Husbands said McCulloch was “outstanding” in “a very strong field” of candidates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Her grasp of the education policy landscape, her understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the organisation and her leadership qualities made her an ideal leader for EPI.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCulloch said: “Over the last decade EPI has relentlessly championed the importance of using independent evidence to improve educational outcomes and to narrow the disadvantage gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I feel hugely privileged to join such an exceptional team as chief executive, and I look forward to collaborating with our partners across the research and policy landscape to build on that vital work.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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