Good Career Guidance: The Next 10 Years
Gatsby's update of the Gatsby Benchmarks for good careers guidance for 2024 and beyond.
Education
Reports
This is the library of all our published reports and insights.
If you have any questions about a particular report, please tweet the Education team @GatsbyEd or email us info@gatsby.org.uk.
Disclaimer: The Gatsby Charitable Foundation commissions and funds research which contributes to the strengthening of the country’s science and engineering skills. The views and opinions presented in the research reports do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
An exploratory study of employers’ recruitment practices
This report presents the findings of a small-scale study exploring employers’ use of qualifications - particularly technical and vocational qualifications - within the recruitment process.
Apprenticeship completion, EPA and the role of employers
This research carried out by Think UK looks at the how the move to end point assessment (EPA) has affected apprenticeship completion rates, and suggests ways in which assessment and certification could be improved.
Apprenticeship Completion and the EPA: Annex 1 Review of Standards Per Route
Spreadsheet with details of the findings for each standard, categorised into 14 enquiry themes.
Apprenticeship Completion and the EPA: Annex 2 FOI and Subsequent Analysis
Spreadsheet which combines data received through an FOI request submitted to DfE, and the analysis carried out by the project team to refine the shortlisted apprenticeship standards for investigation
Building a stronger FE college workforce: how improving pay and working conditions can help support FE college teacher supply
This research builds on existing literature and provide new insights on the FE workforce, including estimates of the magnitude of pay disparities between FE teaching and industry. The research also explores other factors that may impact on recruitment and retention, alongside pay.