OECD (PIAAC) Survey: England’s Youth Skills Show Dramatic Improvement Since 2012
Young adults’ literacy and numeracy skills have improved in the last decade, according to new findings from an international survey of adult skills. Overall, adults…
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Further Education teachers paid 23 per cent less than peers across the education sector, says new report
Check out an exclusive article from Dawson McLean, Economist at the National Foundation for Educational Research(NFER) & Emma Sayers, Research Officer in Technical Education at…
NFER publishes policy analysis of student loan reimbursements for improving teacher retention
New NFER analysis, commissioned by the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) and the Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET), shows that…
Removing barriers faced by teachers of colour essential for career progression – Sector Response
Teachers of colour* face barriers to the profession from entry to senior leadership level. This is highlighted in an evidence review, conducted by NFER and…
Why does the teaching workforce lack ethnic diversity and what can we do?
NFER research manager Katherine Aston shares the findings from their latest evidence review. In two-thirds of English primary schools and almost a fifth of secondary…
Teacher training bursaries are effective at supporting long-term teacher supply
Teacher training bursaries are cost effective at increasing teacher supply, according to a new NFER report. Increasing bursaries to boost teacher numbers is particularly cost…
Apprenticeships are failing as a vehicle for social mobility
There have been significant reforms to apprenticeships over the last decade. This includes the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017, which was accompanied by…
Pay rise of 6.5% unlikely to solve teacher supply problems on its own, particularly in STEM subjects
New NFER analysis reveals that a teacher pay increase of 6.5 per cent in 2023/24, as reportedly recommended by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB),…
School leader survey finds NTP helps disadvantaged
School leader survey suggests National Tutoring Programme is helping disadvantaged pupils, but views split on cost-effectiveness of tutoring New survey data suggests most senior school…
Urgent action needed to prevent skills shortages and potential impact on the economy and employment
Essential employment skills required by employers now are set to become even more important in the future, according to a new report. The report says…