Ben Gadsby
@brgadsby.bsky.social
Education policy, centre right politics, sports, numbers, puns. Trustee Causeway Education; Head of Policy in third sector. Views own etc
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Ben Gadsby
@brgadsby.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Employment Data Lab
Impact assessments for organisations that support people into, or to progress in work.
www.gov.uk
I'm on the advisory board for DWP's employment data lab evaluation service. Two new reports dropped at 930 (Generation UK and @streetleagueuk.bsky.social) - here's a 🧵 of findings and reflections from me
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
More good news from DWP employment data lab - effective programmes from Humber Learning Consortium (Springboard Hull and Humber) and @mynottingham.bsky.social
(Nottingham Works 4You), well done guys!
Thoughts (and link) below
(Nottingham Works 4You), well done guys!
Thoughts (and link) below
March 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
More good news from DWP employment data lab - effective programmes from Humber Learning Consortium (Springboard Hull and Humber) and @mynottingham.bsky.social
(Nottingham Works 4You), well done guys!
Thoughts (and link) below
(Nottingham Works 4You), well done guys!
Thoughts (and link) below
Good start to the day talking Conservatives and civil society thanks to @probonoecon.bsky.social. Stuart Andrew wants regular engagement with the third sector - suspect we want the same! #PBEevents
March 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Good start to the day talking Conservatives and civil society thanks to @probonoecon.bsky.social. Stuart Andrew wants regular engagement with the third sector - suspect we want the same! #PBEevents
The basic problem with "ancestry" as the basis for identity is I literally wasn't alive then. I'm an Essex Boy, English, and British because it's literally all I've ever known
February 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The basic problem with "ancestry" as the basis for identity is I literally wasn't alive then. I'm an Essex Boy, English, and British because it's literally all I've ever known
The explanation from @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social implies significant long-term benefits of working at 17/18. Anyone know a good Lit Review on this question?
NEW: The Education Maintenance Allowance, a weekly cash transfer to disadvantaged students aged 16-19, did not improve their long-run outcomes.
The EMA only provided around 40p of benefits to students for every £1 spent.
THREAD on our new @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded report:
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The EMA only provided around 40p of benefits to students for every £1 spent.
THREAD on our new @nuffieldfoundation.org-funded report:
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February 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The explanation from @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social implies significant long-term benefits of working at 17/18. Anyone know a good Lit Review on this question?
Sometimes I think we need a Centre for Unpopular Policy
February 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Sometimes I think we need a Centre for Unpopular Policy
A good CPS event with @lehain.bsky.social @neildotobrien.bsky.social Meg Powell-Chandler and Dan Moynihan
February 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A good CPS event with @lehain.bsky.social @neildotobrien.bsky.social Meg Powell-Chandler and Dan Moynihan
Initial reaction to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social speech at @csjthinktank.bsky.social - there's very little in it that I couldn't imagine Michael Gove saying
February 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Initial reaction to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social speech at @csjthinktank.bsky.social - there's very little in it that I couldn't imagine Michael Gove saying
Packed room at @csjthinktank.bsky.social for this - there's a live stream, and a live thread below
I am at the Centre for Social Justice this morning - where the education secretary will be speaking at 10am about school standards - follow below for updates!
February 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Packed room at @csjthinktank.bsky.social for this - there's a live stream, and a live thread below
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Housing, transport, health and education. Arguable the principal four sectors for any economy, all more expensive than the OECD average.
And if that turns you to drink, I've got even worse news ...
And if that turns you to drink, I've got even worse news ...
We mutter a lot about housing in the UK. BUT IT'S 44% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE OECD AVERAGE.
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
January 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Housing, transport, health and education. Arguable the principal four sectors for any economy, all more expensive than the OECD average.
And if that turns you to drink, I've got even worse news ...
And if that turns you to drink, I've got even worse news ...
AI Action Plan day is a good time to remind people of some
@thenfer.bsky.social research from before Xmas - ChatGPT reduced lesson planning time by 31% with no noticeable reduction in quality
@thenfer.bsky.social research from before Xmas - ChatGPT reduced lesson planning time by 31% with no noticeable reduction in quality
January 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
AI Action Plan day is a good time to remind people of some
@thenfer.bsky.social research from before Xmas - ChatGPT reduced lesson planning time by 31% with no noticeable reduction in quality
@thenfer.bsky.social research from before Xmas - ChatGPT reduced lesson planning time by 31% with no noticeable reduction in quality
My biggest weakness? Buying festive products at 75% discount. Next year's Christmas crackers sorted, and I have enough chocolate to last until Easter (when I will then buy three months worth of chocolate the week after Easter)
January 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My biggest weakness? Buying festive products at 75% discount. Next year's Christmas crackers sorted, and I have enough chocolate to last until Easter (when I will then buy three months worth of chocolate the week after Easter)
Probably a stupid question but does anyone know if the US invades Greenland can Denmark trigger article 5?
January 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Probably a stupid question but does anyone know if the US invades Greenland can Denmark trigger article 5?
Starting the year strong with Community Catalyst event at @uniwestpress.bsky.social
on English and maths. Talking administrative data and hearing from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social
on English and maths. Talking administrative data and hearing from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Starting the year strong with Community Catalyst event at @uniwestpress.bsky.social
on English and maths. Talking administrative data and hearing from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social
on English and maths. Talking administrative data and hearing from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social
Oh hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!
And hear the angels sing!
December 25, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Oh hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!
And hear the angels sing!
Quite the call. Is this in the interests of the young people the @childrenssociety.bsky.social exists to serve?
BREAKING: The Children’s Society said it has “respectfully decided not to accept” a Christmas donation from outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
It said that doing so “would not be consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work”
It said that doing so “would not be consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work”
December 20, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Quite the call. Is this in the interests of the young people the @childrenssociety.bsky.social exists to serve?
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One of the main things I notice about employment rights is that many of the working-class folk I know were neither granted or aware of those rights, & many of the middle class folk I know assumed that rights were universally known & granted.
December 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM
One of the main things I notice about employment rights is that many of the working-class folk I know were neither granted or aware of those rights, & many of the middle class folk I know assumed that rights were universally known & granted.
I can sort of understand rubbernecking at a semi serious accident being your immediate reaction - but why does 2% of the population have a real problem with being politely encouraged to give an injured person some privacy?
December 11, 2024 at 9:18 PM
I can sort of understand rubbernecking at a semi serious accident being your immediate reaction - but why does 2% of the population have a real problem with being politely encouraged to give an injured person some privacy?
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Very good thread.
I'd note this focuses primarily on *output* targets for public services (waiting times, exam results etc.]
Of course what we (politicians, public) are really interested in are *outcomes* [health of the population/ourselves, education quality, incomes]
But.. [1/2]
I'd note this focuses primarily on *output* targets for public services (waiting times, exam results etc.]
Of course what we (politicians, public) are really interested in are *outcomes* [health of the population/ourselves, education quality, incomes]
But.. [1/2]
On Thursday, the govt will publish its Plan for Change. This will include key 'milestones' for each of the govt's five missions. Targets such as these have been used extensively by previous govts trying to improve public service performance. But how effective are targets?
A short🧵on the evidence:
A short🧵on the evidence:
December 3, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Very good thread.
I'd note this focuses primarily on *output* targets for public services (waiting times, exam results etc.]
Of course what we (politicians, public) are really interested in are *outcomes* [health of the population/ourselves, education quality, incomes]
But.. [1/2]
I'd note this focuses primarily on *output* targets for public services (waiting times, exam results etc.]
Of course what we (politicians, public) are really interested in are *outcomes* [health of the population/ourselves, education quality, incomes]
But.. [1/2]
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I often like to say crazy but true things in conversations with no context.
Like, I went to a museum earlier this year and the trousers of someone I follow here were one of the exhibits.
Like, I went to a museum earlier this year and the trousers of someone I follow here were one of the exhibits.
November 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I often like to say crazy but true things in conversations with no context.
Like, I went to a museum earlier this year and the trousers of someone I follow here were one of the exhibits.
Like, I went to a museum earlier this year and the trousers of someone I follow here were one of the exhibits.
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She, er, appears to have got her own age wrong. (Noted by a Twitter follower). Born 1987… bsky.app/profile/wall...
Wow - Louise Haigh becomes the first Cabinet Minister to resign from the new government, in an exchange of letters published by Downing Street at 6am.
November 29, 2024 at 7:43 AM
She, er, appears to have got her own age wrong. (Noted by a Twitter follower). Born 1987… bsky.app/profile/wall...
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Today, the govt has confirmed National Funding Formula allocations for schools in England
An extra £2.3bn was announced in the Autumn Budget. About £1bn is going on high needs. The rest is going on mainstream schools, but the funding rises probably won't cover schools expected costs next year 🧵
An extra £2.3bn was announced in the Autumn Budget. About £1bn is going on high needs. The rest is going on mainstream schools, but the funding rises probably won't cover schools expected costs next year 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Today, the govt has confirmed National Funding Formula allocations for schools in England
An extra £2.3bn was announced in the Autumn Budget. About £1bn is going on high needs. The rest is going on mainstream schools, but the funding rises probably won't cover schools expected costs next year 🧵
An extra £2.3bn was announced in the Autumn Budget. About £1bn is going on high needs. The rest is going on mainstream schools, but the funding rises probably won't cover schools expected costs next year 🧵
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A charity's funding model shapes what it can do—but how deeply does it shape how it thinks? Some thoughts on the complex relationship between business model and strategy.
"Such as We Are Made of, Such We Be”: How income portfolios shape strategy — Firetail
All charities need to get their money from somewhere. That money comes with trade-offs. The type of money you raise does not just shape your fundraising, it shapes your whole organisation. …
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November 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM
A charity's funding model shapes what it can do—but how deeply does it shape how it thinks? Some thoughts on the complex relationship between business model and strategy.
Today the @ONS NEET stats show around one in eight young people are neither earning nor learning. As we all await the promised white paper, thread below on what works to boost youth employment
I'm on the advisory board for DWP's employment data lab evaluation service. Two new reports dropped at 930 (Generation UK and @streetleagueuk.bsky.social) - here's a 🧵 of findings and reflections from me
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Employment Data Lab
Impact assessments for organisations that support people into, or to progress in work.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Today the @ONS NEET stats show around one in eight young people are neither earning nor learning. As we all await the promised white paper, thread below on what works to boost youth employment