Career Guidance For Young People
In September 2014 we submitted a response to the House of Commons Education Committee follow-up enquiry. Our submission may be downloaded here.
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.
Assessing benchmarks of good practice in school career guidance
We commissioned PwC to identify the costs of implementing Sir John Holman's Good Career Guidance benchmarks in schools across England.
Improving the assessment of practical work in school science
We jointly commissioned the Institute of Education, University of London and the University of York to review how practical work in science is currently assessed, and to compare this with assessment of practical work in other subjects in England as well as science in other high-performing countries.
Mentoring and coaching for teachers in the further education and skills sector in England: full report
The education and training, or further education (FE), sector is critical for the provision of technical education. As part of a programme of work in this area, Gatsby has supported research to explore the role of mentoring in the development of teachers working within the FE sector.
Mentoring and coaching for teachers in the further education and skills sector in England: Summary Report
This report summarises the findings of a study by Professor Andrew Hobson, Dr Bronwen Maxwell and colleagues, to explore the role of mentoring in the development of teachers working within the FE sector.
Funding for technical education
We commissioned a series of reports looking at funding within the further education sector. This report by Mick Fletcher explores the funding arrangements as of 2014 for technical education in England, and how these could be better designed to promote its provision and uptake.