Technician Commitment: One year in
In November 2018 the Technician Commitment launched its first report, showcasing some of the impact to date and drawing out recurring themes across signatory organisations.
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.
POST-18 EDUCATION & FUNDING REVIEW
In April 2018, Lord Sainsbury of Turville submitted evidence to the Government’s Post-18 Education & Funding Review. His submission can be downloaded here.
Level 4 and 5 provision in England: provider perspectives
In January 2018, we commissioned York Consulting to undertake a qualitative study on providers’ perspectives about Level 4 and 5 provision in England. This report describes the views of 23 higher education providers (including further education colleges, universities, and alternative providers) on the viability of Level 4 and 5 provision; labour market and employer influences on Level 4 and 5 provision; and providers’ approaches to widening participation at Levels 4 and 5.
Never Too Late: Profiling Female Engineering Apprentices
Of 494,900 apprenticeships started in England 2016/17, 53% were started by women. Yet women accounted for just 8% of apprenticeships in the engineering sector that year. This report, jointly funded by Gatsby and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, sets out to understand more about female engineering apprentices and what motivated their career pathway. It comprises of a survey of female and male engineering apprentices and undergraduates, as well as non-engineering apprentices for comparison.
LITERATURE REVIEW OF SUBJECT-SPECIALIST PEDAGOGY
Gatsby has supported the University of Huddersfield's School of Education and Professional Development to research and support FE teachers' subject-specialist pedagogy. The literature review contributing to the background of this work is available for download here.
TAKING TRAINING SERIOUSLY : LESSONS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF OFF-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR APPRENTICESHIPS IN ENGLAND
In this report, Simon Field highlights that apprenticeships programmes in England have a significantly smaller proportion of off-the-job-training, including general education, than those in other countries where apprenticeships are a critical element of the education system. He makes a series of recommendations as to how the English apprenticeship programme could be improved.