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🎧 | Our CEO, Carole Willis, recorded an episode of The Rest Is Money podcast yesterday, where she discussed the findings from our recent #Skills2035 report and the extensive changes required to build a system of lifelong learning.
The programme will be aired on 18 December.
“It is correct to say the overall number of full-time equivalent teachers has fallen by around 400 in the year from November 2023 to November 2024, according to the School Workforce Census (SWC) statistics. However, the Government has chosen to frame its 6,500-teacher pledge around teachers in secondary schools, special schools, alternative provision (AP) and further education (FE), but not primary schools." Jack Worth Education Workforce Lead
Following a discussion at yesterday's #PMQs, Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has shared some additional insight, based on data from the School Workforce Census (SWC).
Full response 👉 bit.ly/4q6y5Os
Six Essential Employment Skills (EES): 1. Collaboration 2. Communication 3. Creative thinking 4. Information literacy 5. Organising, planning and prioritising 6. Problem solving and decision making
Our Skills Imperative 2035 Programme has identified six Essential Employment Skills (listed below), and stressed how these skills will become increasingly important as they complement growing workplace technology.
Find out more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/skillsimpera... #Skills2035
New blog post - High-SEND schools and a system under strain: what leaders need to know
✍️ Senior Research Manager, Matt Walker, recently wrote a blog post on the uneven distribution of SEND pupils across England's school system.
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4ono4Ln
📅 Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, will be giving a keynote speech on Wednesday morning at Westminster Education Forum's event on the next steps for teacher recruitment and retention in England.
More information about the event 👉 bit.ly/4iJfBRz
"This announcement comes at a critical time, with nearly one million young people currently not in employment, education, or training (NEET)." “We know that sustained periods of being NEET have long-term consequences for individuals, society, and the wider economy, making timely action essential." Jude Hillary Co-Head of Policy and Practice
Our Co-Head of Policy and Practice, Jude Hillary, has responded to the Government’s announcement of 50,000 new youth apprenticeships.
Read the full statement 👉 bit.ly/4pstfez
📅 Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, will be giving a keynote speech on Wednesday morning at Westminster Education Forum's event on the next steps for teacher recruitment and retention in England.
More information about the event 👉 bit.ly/4iJfBRz
At the launch of our final #Skills2035 report, we spoke to a number of people including Event Chair @stephmcgovern.bsky.social and @emilytanner.bsky.social from the @nuffieldfoundation.org about why the five-year Programme is so important, and what needs to happen next. 🎥 👇🏻
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"Improved recruitment to postgraduate teacher training in England is welcome after years of severe under-recruitment. While targets for core secondary subjects including English, maths and the sciences have been met, overall secondary recruitment still falls short of the numbers required. “Further policy efforts to improve teacher recruitment and retention will be needed to maintain the stronger recruitment, reverse the impacts of previous persistent under-recruitment and deliver on the Government's objective to recruit 6,500 new teachers." Jack Worth - Education Workforce Lead
🗣️ "Improved recruitment to postgraduate teacher training in England is welcome after years of severe under-recruitment."
Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has given his reaction to the latest DfE initial teacher training census data. 👇
In our latest blog post, first published in @aoc-info.bsky.social's Think Further magazine, Research Director Luke Bocock discusses the key findings from our five-year 'Skills Imperative 2035' research programme.
Read the blog post 👉 bit.ly/4rF7Dgs
#Skills2035
The #Skills2035 project was an extensive, five-year Programme funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org which looked at the skills we’re likely to need in the workforce by 2035 and what needs to be done for this to be achieved.
Find out more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/key-topics-e... [2/2]
📸 | We were delighted to host a launch event for our final Skills Imperative 2035 report last week.
A massive thanks to all speakers, panellists and attendees! [1/2]
New blog post - High-SEND schools and a system under strain: what leaders need to know
In a new blog post, first published in @seced.bsky.social and
@headteacherupdate.bsky.social, Matt Walker discusses new research which looked at the uneven distribution of SEND pupils across England's education system.
Read the blog 👉 bit.ly/4ono4Ln
At the launch of our final #Skills2035 report, we spoke to a number of people including Event Chair @stephmcgovern.bsky.social and @emilytanner.bsky.social from the @nuffieldfoundation.org about why the five-year Programme is so important, and what needs to happen next. 🎥 👇🏻
youtu.be/KYdoLMXQslM?...
📑 The final report of @thenfer.bsky.social's #Skills2035 programme has been published today, revealing that up to 3m UK jobs in declining occupations could disappear by 2035.
L&W is pleased to be a co-investigator of NFER's Skills Imperative 2035 programme, supported by @nuffieldfoundation.org.
Jude Hillary, our Co-Head of Policy and Practice, has provided his response to yesterday's budget below 👇
www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...
What could changes to a future workforce dominated by technology mean for you?
We have outlined a series of scenarios highlighting which types of people are most and least at risk of being impacted by changes to the labour market in the coming decade. 👇
www.nfer.ac.uk/media/qlre0p... #Skills2035
Our final Skills Imperative 2035 report has shown that 53% of workers think it is likely that Automation or AI will affect their job in the next 10 years.
This is one of several findings from recent @yougov.co.uk polls. 👇
Find out more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/skillsimperative #Skills2035
Six Essential Employment Skills (EES): 1. Collaboration 2. Communication 3. Creative thinking 4. Information literacy 5. Organising, planning and prioritising 6. Problem solving and decision making
Our Skills Imperative 2035 Programme has identified shortages in six Essential Employment Skills (listed below 👇), and stressed how these skills will become increasingly important as they complement growing workplace technology.
Find out more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/key-topics-e... #Skills2035
Poster which promotes an event organised to launch the final Skills Imperative 2035 report. The event takes place in Westminster between 3-5pm on Tuesday 25 November.
This and further insights from the final report from our five-year Skills Imperative 2035 Programme will be discussed at a launch event later today, which will also feature contributions from several speakers from a range of organisations. 👇
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Our new research has found that jobs in occupations such as administrative, secretarial, customer service & machine operations, are declining at a much faster rate than previously predicted, and that between 1-3 million could vanish by 2035.
Find out more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas... [1/2]
Up to three million UK jobs in declining occupations could disappear by 2035, largely due to AI and automation – more than previously forecast.
This is one of many findings from the final report from our 5-year Skills Imperative 2035 Programme.
Find out more 👇 www.nfer.ac.uk/press-releas...
Find out more about the five-year Skills Imperative 2035 Programme, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, on our website below, with the new report due to go live first thing tomorrow morning. 👇 #Skills2035 [4/4]
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The final report will feature scenario profiles that show which types of people are most at risk of being impacted by anticipated changes to the labour market, as well as @yougov.co.uk polls which highlight how prepared/supported people feel about the upcoming changes. [3/4]
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We’re hosting an event tomorrow afternoon to officially launch the final #Skills2035 report, which will highlight some of the key findings from the project and feature contributions from a range of high-profile speakers. 👇[2/4]
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⏰ | We will be launching the final research from our five-year Skills Imperative 2035 programme tomorrow.
The programme has examined how jobs and skills requirements are likely to change and how the education and skills systems need to respond to meet future skills needs. [1/4] 🧵
📢 Calling all FE leaders, managers & teachers, lecturers and instructors! 📢
The DfE's national FE Workforce Survey is live until 5 December. Make sure your voice is heard!
❓Senior leaders without the link? Email DFEWorkforceSurvey@nfer.ac.uk.
Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of FE.
Do you teach or manage GCSE maths/English resits in an FE or sixth form college?
⏱️ Take our 25-min survey and get a £50 voucher 🎁 — plus your college could win £1,000 (10 prizes) 💷🎉!
Sign up on the @theeef.bsky.social website by 30th November 👇 educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Ahead of the Schools White Paper, @thenfer.bsky.social research has revealed a worrying SEND trend that gets little policy attention: the high-SEND #schools in a system under huge strain. Matt Walker looks at the consequences of the findings: buff.ly/oYpIsFu #education #inclusion #edusky
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