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.
IER was commissioned by the Edge Foundation and the Gatsby Foundation to undertake research into the impact of the Spring 2017 apprenticeship reforms on employer’s decision making related to taking on apprentices. The aim was to explore why employers substantially reduced their apprenticeship provision after the introduction of these reforms.
IER was commissioned by the Edge Foundation and the Gatsby Foundation to undertake research into the impact of the Spring 2017 apprenticeship reforms on employer’s decision making related to taking on apprentices. The aim was to explore why employers substantially reduced their apprenticeship provision after the introduction of these reforms.
This paper presents the results of a skills foresighting project designed to identify the future skills needs of the workforce required to enable the adoption of industrial digitisation in automotive manufacturing. The work was undertaken by High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Enginuity with the support of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
This report focuses specifically on the current state of play and potential for further development of the use of e-assessment for assessing technical education in England. “E-assessment” refers here in broad terms to the assessment of knowledge, skills and capabilities of people through technology.
This report draws together research by both Michaela Brockmann & Ian Laurie at the University of Southampton and Rob Smith & Vanessa Cui at Birmingham City University who separately conclude that the attitude and engagement of employers towards both on- and off-the-job training is one of the most critical factors in whether an apprenticeship is of high-quality.
This report, commissioned by Gatsby Education and undertaken by the Learning and Work Institute, explores how a higher technical education offer with a focus on industry-specific skills, could help to address the needs of local people, local businesses and the local economy.
