The EPPE Research Team
Principal Investigators
Professor Kathy Sylva
Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford
Professor Edward Melhuish
Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues, Birkbeck University of London
Professor Pam Sammons
School of Education, University of Nottingham
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford
Institute of Education, University of London
Research Co-ordinator
Brenda Taggart
Institute of Education, University of London
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