Gatsby Education

The @teachertapp interim report on teacher recruitment and retention is out - with @SchoolDash and funded by @GatsbyEd. Secondary teacher job adverts have fallen to their lowest level in the nine years we've been tracking them — down 32% on last year and 46% below pre-pandemic levels.

Richard Holliday looked at 20 years of apprenticeship data, funded by @GatsbyEd. His finding: policy, not the labour market, has been driving starts. What that means for the future of the programme is worth reading: fenews.co.uk/exclusive/look…

The Gatsby Benchmarks: building futures, reducing NEET Find out how senior leaders in secondary schools & colleges use the #GatsbyBenchmarks to reduce NEET. Watch the film clip and let us know what you think here: bit.ly/4tTCXcl #NEET #SLT #CareersGuidance

Many congratulations to all the people working in further education, skills and apprenticeships who have been recognised in this year's New Year's Honours. Very well deserved!

Skills England’s target to grow apprenticeships is welcome but scaling beyond 50k means tackling the cost-benefit for employers. Evidence suggests employer costs are higher here than in countries like Germany & Austria where better data helps shape policy fenews.co.uk/exclusive/the-…

Governors can make a crucial difference to the quality and consistency of careers education. We partnered with GovernorHub and our Gatsby Benchmarks Champion Ross Doohan to explore what governors need to know and practical steps to support provision: thehoot.news/topics/how-gov…

Stronger support for parents & carers is a key theme in the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. In this article, Leighton Collins shares how Meadowhead School Academy Trust have made some considered changes to an annual event to more actively support all families: gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/case-studies/t…

A Moment of Opportunity for FE and AI  | This is really interesting report from @GatsbyEd Danny Brett, from ThinkMove and David Jennings, from DJ Alchemi unpack the Generative AI in Further Education research fenews.co.uk/exclusive/a-mo… #GenAI #AI #AISkills

Today’s rise in #physics trainee numbers is good news. But as this report shows, recruitment alone is not enough. For these trainees to become the specialist #teachers our #schools urgently need, we must remove the structural barriers faced by international trainees.

'Across the North East, T-levels are already powering the industries of the future' @SamJRushworth , chair of the government's APPG on T Levels feweek.co.uk/lets-back-t-le…

"Hartlepool has high levels of unemployment, poverty and deprivation - the risk of young people becoming NEET is big, making a strong careers programme all the more important." Hear from our benchmarks champion, Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust: bit.ly/4rcpUBg

A year ago we launched the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. Today we celebrate their impact so far: more schools/colleges reporting on progress + more benchmarks being achieved = new evidence showing good careers guidance is helping prevent ~6,000 young people becoming NEET each year🎉

Using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks @dustonschool & South Midlands Careers Hub have connected teachers and local employers, increasing the presence of #CareersGuidance in the curriculum and boosting teachers’ labour market understanding 👏 gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/case-studies/c… @Strickomaster

“Recruitment is fine but retention is absolutely essential… how can we as a government ensure that contextual issues don’t add to the workload of teachers?” Opening remarks from @darrenpaffey at @EduPolicyInst panel on how to keep teachers in the classroom #LPC25

Is Labour delivering the #skills employers need? Join us and @NewStatesman at #LPC25 to hear from @Jacqui_Smith1 @SchleicherOECD John Banks from @LBGplc, Chris Mayne from @ForsbergPNT and Gatsby’s Nigel Thomas on Tuesday at 09.00

Proud to back Labour’s Opportunity Mission by supporting Institutes of Technology. They’re key to unlocking skills, jobs, and ambition across our towns.

"A coherent place-based approach is important to ensure our young people end up in fulfilling careers whilst boosting economic growth locally." Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab on how IoTs can drive up standards and create higher-quality training & employment pathways

“We now need to double-down on this successful model to deliver the real change people across the country are demanding”, writes Labour MP @sarahsmithlab 🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission politics.co.uk/mp-comment/202…

Today @TeacherTapp and @SchoolDash publish an update to their teacher labour market report, showing showing job adverts down 27% on 18/19 and -36% on last year.