Gatsby Education
We focus on four key areas: supporting technical education reform; promoting greater recognition of technicians; good career guidance; and STEM in schools
- Reposted by Gatsby EducationThe new research, funded by @gatsbyed.bsky.social, provides new quantitative evidence into the factors associated with apprenticeship withdrawal. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4qc6BGJ [2/2]
- Reposted by Gatsby EducationPhysics teacher trainee numbers rose by 36% in 2025, but continue to be below target. So how can it be further improved? In a new blog post, funded by @gatsbyed.bsky.social, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, looks at a number of policy scenarios. Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4qQIb6o
- 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!
- 🆕 Nearly a dozen college principals awarded gongs in the new year honours list alongside a WorldSkiills UK gold medallist feweek.co.uk/new-year-hon...
- Skills England’s target to grow #apprenticeships is welcome but scaling beyond 50k means tackling the cost-benefit to employers. Evidence suggests costs are higher in England than in countries like Germany and Austria, where better data helps shape #skillspolicy 🔗 www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/th...
- 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. Read more here: thehoot.news/topics/how-g...
- 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. www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/case-studies...
- AI now shapes almost every conversation about the future of education & work. Yet despite the sector’s agility & deep connections w/ employers & communities, further education is often left on the margins of national #AI policy & investment. What needs to change? #FE www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/a-...
- Scotland’s economy is undergoing a significant transformation. Skills-First #Scotland offers a bold vision: a unified, responsive system that centres meaningful work in #skills policy and sets out reforms which can deliver early impact and long-term transformation: www.gatsby.org.uk/app/uploads/...
- Reposted by Gatsby Education'Across the North East, T-levels are already powering the industries of the future' @samrushworthmp.bsky.social , chair of the government's APPG on T Levels
- "Teaching is incredibly meaningful, but meaning alone won’t fix shortages. Evidence like this can help government design policies that genuinely attract the graduates our schools need." The @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team present essential insights on why people choose, or rule out, a career in teaching
- Why do people choose to become teachers? Rigorous new evidence on this vital question for our education system in a new CEPEO working paper out today by @drsamsims.bsky.social & @clareroutledge.bsky.social econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
- Reposted by Gatsby EducationWe need a lot of people to skill up for retrofitting homes in the UK. My new 3rd report for @gatsbyed.bsky.social looks at the role *councils* can play in boosting these skills. (The previous 2 reports look at national policy and education systems). www.gatsby.org.uk/education/up...
- Reposted by Gatsby Education📣 NEW research from L&W supported by @gatsbyed.bsky.social explores employer and employee decision making about training and the development of higher technical skills. Discover the full report, including responses from @makeuk.bsky.social, @tuc.org.uk & British Chambers of Commerce ⤵️
- Reposted by Gatsby Education'Towards a Skills-First Scotland: Pathways to Prosperity', report from @gatsbyed.bsky.social www.gatsby.org.uk/education/up...
- 💬 “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." Learn more from our benchmarks champion, Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust 📄➡️: bit.ly/4rcpUBg
- “In 2018 the Gatsby Benchmarks provided the launchpad for our careers strategy. The framework continues to be our bedrock, simply because the benchmarks work – our young people are benefitting greatly from them.” - Anna Dawe, Wigan & Leigh College: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/thought-leadership/how-
- 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 The Duston School & South Midlands Career Hub have created new, lasting connections between teachers and local employers, increasing the presence of #CareersGuidance in the curriculum and boosting teachers’ labour market understanding 👏 @strickomaster.bsky.social
- Is Labour delivering the #skills employers need? Join us & New Statesman in the morning at #Lab25 to hear from Skills Minister Jacqui Smith, OECD’s Andreas Schleicher, John Banks from Lloyds Banking Group, Chris Mayne from Teleplan Forsberg, and Gatsby’s Nigel Thomas
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- "We talk about careers every single week in the leadership team and every single week to the staff as well. It’s just a very normal part of school life.” Headteacher, Christopher Hammill shares his school’s journey with the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks (now the core of stat guidance): vimeo.com/1063156
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- There's still time to apply for one of these two new roles working on Gatsby's Technical Education Network programme to support teachers and training providers in delivering T-levels. Deadline is 9am on Tuesday 26 August: www.gatsby.org.uk/education/ab... #jobs #technicaleducation #manchesterjobs
- "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.bsky.social on how IoTs can drive up standards and create higher-quality training and 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.bsky.social 🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
- Reposted by Gatsby Education“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.bsky.social 🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
- The PAC has sounded the alarm on teacher shortages, urging clearer action to meet recruitment and retention pledges—especially in core subjects and further education, with major challenges in deprived areas. Gatsby Ed echoes many of these priorities, underscoring the need for systemic reform.
- In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee warns that schools and further education colleges are struggling with rising vacancy rates, while the government's promise to recruit 6,500 new teachers by 2029 remains vague and uncosted news.sky.com/story/depart...
- It’s Volunteers’ Week! Simon Wareham, Assistant Headteacher and Careers Leader at Southmoor Academy, shares his experiences of engaging alumni in volunteering with his school’s careers programme, something that is highlighted in the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/case-studie
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- "In 2022–23 numbers of entrants for Level 4 & 5 education increased after a long period of decline. The contribution of HTQs to this may well be small but the strong focus on HTE since 2017, from which HTQ approval arose, will have contributed. We’ve made a great start, let’s not lose momentum now."
- “Elevating careers education means a whole institutional approach. More school and college leaders must actively set the tone.” A great article from @careerent.bsky.social on the updated Gatsby Benchmarks. Visit: www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/meaningful-achievement-gatsby-benchmarks
- “In class we see spirited discussion, lots of questions and great enthusiasm – it’s hugely motivational!” Thanks to Emma Alderson for sharing how her school is using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks to link careers to curriculum learning: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/thought-leadership/careers-education
- NEW: our review of the Higher Technical Qualification #HTQ approval process by Prof Elizabeth Cleaver, highlighting provider insights—from the benefits of employer-aligned curriculum design to the need for streamlined processes and national promotion www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la... #SkillsEngland
- A leadership moment: DfE calls on heads and principals to embed the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. Strong careers guidance improves outcomes and reduces NEET rates. Explore new tools to prepare for Sept 2025: www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/meaningful-achievement-gatsby-benchmark
- Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust, writes for SEN Magazine about the potential of the updates to the #GatsbyBenchmarks, now part of government guidance for schools, colleges and ITPs, for young people with special educational needs and disabilities: senmagazine.co.uk/featured-art...
- NEW blog from Ewart Keep, Emeritus Professor of Education, Training and Skills at the University of Oxford for British Educational Research Association (BERA) on how Institutes of Technology are stepping up to meet the skills challenge. www.bera.ac.uk/blog/helping...
- Good careers guidance changes lives. Schools, colleges and ITPs are gearing up for the updated Gatsby Benchmarks rollout in September. Visit Gatsby’s new champions hub to see how practitioners are implementing the updates: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/gatsby-benchmarks-champions
- Today the government confirmed that secondary schools, colleges and ITPs will be expected to shape careers programmes using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks from September 2025. A huge thank you to everyone who helped shape the updates and get us to this milestone. Find out more: bit.ly/benchmarksnews
- Reposted by Gatsby EducationMore than one-third of primary schools and four in 10 secondaries are expecting to reduce their numbers of staff next year, amid falling pupil numbers and tightening budgets buff.ly/NOoE7J4
- Reposted by Gatsby EducationToday @teachertapp.bsky.social publish our 2025 report on the state of teacher recruitment and retention in England — in partnership with School Dash and funded by @gatsbyed.bsky.social . A few key takeaways 👇 teachertapp.com/app/uploads/...
- This package shows the government’s commitment to T-levels as a core part of building the skills our economy needs. Those employers who already host students are seeing the benefits. With added support for SMEs & healthcare providers to grow industry placements, this is a strong signal of commitment
- 📣 We're delighted to be working with @thecdi.bsky.social to keep careers professionals up to date on all things #technicaleducation It's a one-stop shop for key info & resources including webinars & podcasts highlighting exactly what careers professionals need to know about the latest developments.
- We are thrilled to launch the CDI Technical Education Resource Hub – your go-to source for apprenticeships, T Levels, Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) and qualifications reform. Supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, the hub is managed & updated by CDI. Explore now: ow.ly/PghE50VuHT4
- Reposted by Gatsby EducationInterested in working at the IfG? Applications for 2025-26 research internships are now open. Closing date: Tuesday 29 April at 11:00 Find out more www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
- Career choices don’t end at 18 – access to high-quality career guidance can make a meaningful difference whatever someone’s age or stage. Read our latest article to learn more about our recent work exploring what good career guidance for adults looks like 📖: www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la...
- 📢 NEW: Global lessons on good career guidance for adults 🌍 Our new research with SQW and the International Centre for Guidance Studies gives insights into international best practice, from union-led services in Finland to subsidised guidance for those in work in Flanders, Belgium: bit.ly/4iXTVA3
- "The Climate Change Committee has said that virtually all UK buildings need to be decarbonised by 2050. In England, that includes most of our 25m homes [but] despite colleges' best efforts, nothing like the necessary numbers of people were training in retrofit in 2024" @charravenscroft.bsky.social
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- "Without immediate action, we risk a shortage of skilled professionals that will hinder the transition to a low-carbon future” Charlotte Ravenscroft, author Our latest report with @ashden-org.bsky.social & National Retrofit Hub, on the retrofit skills gap and the urgent need for a national strategy
- Great piece from Head of Career Programmes, Beth Jones, on page 29 of the annual conference edition of Leader magazine leadermagazine.co.uk/flip/issue-1.... Big thank you to @ascl-uk.bsky.social for helping us spread the word about the updated #gatsbybenchmarks #ASCL2025 www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk
- #NCW2025 Day 4: Alex McVeigh, Careers Lead at St Leonard’s School, shares advice on making careers a whole-staff, whole-institution priority. Want to hear more? 📽️Watch our new short film about how the school puts careers guidance at the heart of education and leadership 🎯 www.shorturl.at/yQBGq
- "Government commitment to T-levels remains steadfast" Skills Minister Jacqui Smith speaking at yesterday's #T-levels APPG. She urged attendees to champion the qualifications, and reflected on the critical value of the framework of occupational standards that underpins apprenticeships and #T-levels
- Aisling Stewart, Head of Science at St Leonard’s Catholic School, Durham, shares her advice on implementing the updated Gatsby Benchmarks – harness the power of “yes” to foster collaboration and tap into external expertise: vimeo.com/1062793724 Learn more: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk
- We’re shining a spotlight on the people shaping and delivering great career guidance across the country this #NCW2025. Here’s Ben Knocks of Weston College on where to start with embedding a strong and stable careers programme, using the updated Gatsby Benchmarks (www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk)
- “Parents are the biggest influence on a young person’s career decisions with 80% of students saying their parents helped them make key career decisions.” Need help talking to your child about their future? Check out Talking Futures www.talkingfutures.org.uk #NCW2025 www.thesun.co.uk/money/336069...
- 📣 Building on the success of last year's inaugural event, Gatsby's Technicians: We Make the Difference and the Technicians Gallery has once again joined @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social to offer the Virtual Careers Fair this National Careers Week. We're in Room 2! ncw2025.co.uk/vcf-lobby/ro... #NCW2025
- National Careers Week is here 🌟 To celebrate, step into the world of a technician and discover rewarding technical careers in many different sectors via #NCW2025 Virtual Careers Fair. Hear from technicians, take a quiz and learn about Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery here: bit.ly/3Xm7TDq
- In the spirit of celebrating great career guidance this National Careers Week, we've launched a quick-read guide to the updates to the Gatsby Benchmarks - see what’s new, what remains the same, and why: gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/news/quick-read-guide-to-the-gatsby-benchmarks-updates-launches #NCW2025
- Following yesterday's news on numbers of NEETs, and ahead of National Careers Week, a timely deep-dive showing the importance of career guidance and how #GatsbyBenchmarks support the delivery of good career guidance to young people: @careersweek.bsky.social #NCW2025 www.cypnow.co.uk/content/feat...
- "I saw the potential for tailored, practical applications that could bridge gaps between technical and maths education in ways previously unimaginable" David Jennings writes for @fenews.bsky.social about our new report: Generative AI, Maths Education & Employability www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la...
- Gatsby's Beth Jones writing for the National Association for Special Education Needs (nasen) on how the updates to the #GatsbyBenchmarks emphasise the importance of tailoring the programme to the needs of each young person. See pages 26-27. #SEND #careersguidance nasen.org.uk/resources/na...
- NEW: our report on the destinations of cohort 2 of T-level students shows that #T-levels open doors to employment, HE & #apprenticeships. Of 1,202 students (35% of the cohort): 28% went into employment; 11% did an apprenticeship & 47% went on to HE #TLevelThursday www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la...
- Reposted by Gatsby Education#NAW2025 | Celebrating #TLevel achievements Over 30 universities & research institutes are hosting, or planning to host, industry placements More than 100 tech-savvy students have completed these placements Today's #TLevel students can be tomorrow's apprentices! #TLevelThursday
- T Levels are qualifications for 16 to 19 year olds taken after GCSEs. They are broadly equivalent to 3 A levels and focus on technical and vocational skills. Each T Level includes an in-depth industry placement that lasts at least 45 days. #TLevelThursday #NAW2025 Find out more: tlevelinfo.org.uk
- "Technical Education opens doors for your child". Our new Talking Futures campaign to promote understanding of #TechnicalEducation, and to encourage conversations between young people, their parents and families about their post-16 options and future careers 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Niny...
- Reposted by Gatsby Education🏥 A national rollout of special coordinators to match T Level students with work placements in the NHS is being considered by the government
- "Careers needs to be a constant drip of information and guidance all year round, not just one or two quick splashes." Nathan Thomas, CEO, Acer Trust writes for @schoolsweek.bsky.social #careersguidance #GatsbyBenchmarks schoolsweek.co.uk/school-leade...
- "Careers information not only needs to be shared with young people but also used by them to inform their decisions." New blog from Beth Jones, Head of Career Programmes at Gatsby for @aoc-info.bsky.social www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaig...
- Calling training providers! Find out how #GatsbyBenchmarks can help you make an even greater impact by ensuring career guidance is at the heart of your offer. Featuring Kate Roberts, Learning Curve Group, Kelly Huntington, AELP, Tom Shirt, Gatsby & Alison Sadler, CEC www.aelp.org.uk/events/2025-...
