Personal Guidance in Careers: Summary of Research 2019-2020
A summary of three research projects funded by Gatsby investigating personal guidance (Gatsby Benchmark 8) in schools and colleges and the careers adviser workforce.
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.
The Professional Careers Adviser Workforce
An exploration of the size and demographics of the careers adviser workforce in England required for Gatsby Benchmark 8, using government datasets including the Census, Labour Force Survey and School Workforce Census. Carried out for Gatsby by the Institute for Employment Studies.
A qualitative review of personal career guidance in secondary schools in England
An exploration of practice in personal guidance (Gatsby Benchmark 8) in 21 schools - carried out for Gatsby by CareerWave Ltd.
Personal Career Guidance- Summary of Roundtables November 2019 - June 2020
An examination of current practice in personal guidance (Gatsby Benchmark 8), based on three roundtables with Careers Leaders including those from Further Education (FE) and special schools.
Review of the potential for E-Assessment in Technical Education in England
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.
A World Without Maps? Assessment in Technicial Education
Assessment in technical education has received limited attention. We asked Simon Field to review international evidence and experience to guage whether there are helpful lessons to be learned for technical assessment in England.