Gatsby Education
@gatsbyed.bsky.social
We focus on four key areas: supporting technical education reform; promoting greater recognition of technicians; good career guidance; and STEM in schools
💬 “Hartlepool has high levels of unemployment, poverty and deprivation - the risk of young people becoming NEET is big, making a strong careers programme all the more important." Learn more from our benchmarks champion, Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust 📄➡️: bit.ly/4rcpUBg
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
💬 “Hartlepool has high levels of unemployment, poverty and deprivation - the risk of young people becoming NEET is big, making a strong careers programme all the more important." Learn more from our benchmarks champion, Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust 📄➡️: bit.ly/4rcpUBg
“In 2018 the Gatsby Benchmarks provided the launchpad for our careers strategy. The framework continues to be our bedrock, simply because the benchmarks work – our young people are benefitting greatly from them.” - Anna Dawe, Wigan & Leigh College: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/thought-leadership/how-
How picturing my students in their 40s helped me shape a careers programme that delivers | Gatsby Benchmarks
Anna Dawe, CEO and Principal at Wigan & Leigh College, shares her perspective on shaping a careers programme that delivers effective careers guidance.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“In 2018 the Gatsby Benchmarks provided the launchpad for our careers strategy. The framework continues to be our bedrock, simply because the benchmarks work – our young people are benefitting greatly from them.” - Anna Dawe, Wigan & Leigh College: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/thought-leadership/how-
A year ago we launched the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. Today we celebrate their impact so far: more schools/colleges reporting on progress + more benchmarks being achieved = new evidence showing good careers guidance is helping prevent ~6,000 young people becoming NEET each year 🎉
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A year ago we launched the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. Today we celebrate their impact so far: more schools/colleges reporting on progress + more benchmarks being achieved = new evidence showing good careers guidance is helping prevent ~6,000 young people becoming NEET each year 🎉
Using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks The Duston School & South Midlands Career Hub have created new, lasting connections between teachers and local employers, increasing the presence of #CareersGuidance in the curriculum and boosting teachers’ labour market understanding 👏 @strickomaster.bsky.social
Creating lasting connections between teachers and employers | Gatsby Benchmarks
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November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks The Duston School & South Midlands Career Hub have created new, lasting connections between teachers and local employers, increasing the presence of #CareersGuidance in the curriculum and boosting teachers’ labour market understanding 👏 @strickomaster.bsky.social
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"We talk about careers every single week in the leadership team and every single week to the staff as well. It’s just a very normal part of school life.” Headteacher, Christopher Hammill shares his school’s journey with the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks (now the core of stat guidance): vimeo.com/1063156
Putting careers guidance at the heart of education and leadership
This is "Putting careers guidance at the heart of education and leadership" by Gatsby Charitable Foundation on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…
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September 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"We talk about careers every single week in the leadership team and every single week to the staff as well. It’s just a very normal part of school life.” Headteacher, Christopher Hammill shares his school’s journey with the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks (now the core of stat guidance): vimeo.com/1063156
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There's still time to apply for one of these two new roles working on Gatsby's Technical Education Network programme to support teachers and training providers in delivering T-levels. Deadline is 9am on Tuesday 26 August: www.gatsby.org.uk/education/ab... #jobs #technicaleducation #manchesterjobs
Opportunities and vacancies | Education | Gatsby
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August 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There's still time to apply for one of these two new roles working on Gatsby's Technical Education Network programme to support teachers and training providers in delivering T-levels. Deadline is 9am on Tuesday 26 August: www.gatsby.org.uk/education/ab... #jobs #technicaleducation #manchesterjobs
"A coherent place-based approach is important to ensure our young people end up in fulfilling careers whilst boosting economic growth locally."
Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social on how IoTs can drive up standards and create higher-quality training and employment pathways 👇
Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social on how IoTs can drive up standards and create higher-quality training and employment pathways 👇
“We now need to double-down on this successful model to deliver the real change people across the country are demanding”, writes Labour MP @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social
🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
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Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
After being appointed as Labour’s opportunity mission champion last year, I made it clear my role was to get out and learn from the education institutions that are making a real difference. It is of c...
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July 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"A coherent place-based approach is important to ensure our young people end up in fulfilling careers whilst boosting economic growth locally."
Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social on how IoTs can drive up standards and create higher-quality training and employment pathways 👇
Opportunity Mission Champion @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social on how IoTs can drive up standards and create higher-quality training and employment pathways 👇
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“We now need to double-down on this successful model to deliver the real change people across the country are demanding”, writes Labour MP @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social
🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
After being appointed as Labour’s opportunity mission champion last year, I made it clear my role was to get out and learn from the education institutions that are making a real difference. It is of c...
www.politics.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“We now need to double-down on this successful model to deliver the real change people across the country are demanding”, writes Labour MP @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social
🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ Backing Institutes of Technology can help deliver Labour’s opportunity mission
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
The PAC has sounded the alarm on teacher shortages, urging clearer action to meet recruitment and retention pledges—especially in core subjects and further education, with major challenges in deprived areas. Gatsby Ed echoes many of these priorities, underscoring the need for systemic reform.
July 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The PAC has sounded the alarm on teacher shortages, urging clearer action to meet recruitment and retention pledges—especially in core subjects and further education, with major challenges in deprived areas. Gatsby Ed echoes many of these priorities, underscoring the need for systemic reform.
It’s Volunteers’ Week! Simon Wareham, Assistant Headteacher and Careers Leader at Southmoor Academy, shares his experiences of engaging alumni in volunteering with his school’s careers programme, something that is highlighted in the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/case-studie
Leveraging alumni networks to boost and tailor careers education | Gatsby Benchmarks
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June 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s Volunteers’ Week! Simon Wareham, Assistant Headteacher and Careers Leader at Southmoor Academy, shares his experiences of engaging alumni in volunteering with his school’s careers programme, something that is highlighted in the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/case-studie
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"In 2022–23 numbers of entrants for Level 4 & 5 education increased after a long period of decline. The contribution of HTQs to this may well be small but the strong focus on HTE since 2017, from which HTQ approval arose, will have contributed. We’ve made a great start, let’s not lose momentum now."
Last week on Wonkhe: Elizabeth Cleaver and Ginny Page present new research on Higher Technical Qualifications, finding great potential but also a need for greater promotion and funding stability
The future of HTQs requires commitment and certainty from the government
Elizabeth Cleaver and Ginny Page present new research on Higher Technical Qualifications, finding great potential but also a need for greater promotion and funding stability
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May 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"In 2022–23 numbers of entrants for Level 4 & 5 education increased after a long period of decline. The contribution of HTQs to this may well be small but the strong focus on HTE since 2017, from which HTQ approval arose, will have contributed. We’ve made a great start, let’s not lose momentum now."
“Elevating careers education means a whole institutional approach. More school and college leaders must actively set the tone.” A great article from @careerent.bsky.social on the updated Gatsby Benchmarks. Visit: www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/meaningful-achievement-gatsby-benchmarks
May 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Elevating careers education means a whole institutional approach. More school and college leaders must actively set the tone.” A great article from @careerent.bsky.social on the updated Gatsby Benchmarks. Visit: www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/meaningful-achievement-gatsby-benchmarks
“In class we see spirited discussion, lots of questions and great enthusiasm – it’s hugely motivational!” Thanks to Emma Alderson for sharing how her school is using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks to link careers to curriculum learning: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/thought-leadership/careers-education
Careers education is about lighting fires in young people | Gatsby Benchmarks
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May 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“In class we see spirited discussion, lots of questions and great enthusiasm – it’s hugely motivational!” Thanks to Emma Alderson for sharing how her school is using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks to link careers to curriculum learning: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/thought-leadership/careers-education
NEW: our review of the Higher Technical Qualification #HTQ approval process by Prof Elizabeth Cleaver, highlighting provider insights—from the benefits of employer-aligned curriculum design to the need for streamlined processes and national promotion www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la... #SkillsEngland
Review highlights ways to strengthen the HTQ approval process | Education | Gatsby
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May 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
NEW: our review of the Higher Technical Qualification #HTQ approval process by Prof Elizabeth Cleaver, highlighting provider insights—from the benefits of employer-aligned curriculum design to the need for streamlined processes and national promotion www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la... #SkillsEngland
A leadership moment: DfE calls on heads and principals to embed the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. Strong careers guidance improves outcomes and reduces NEET rates. Explore new tools to prepare for Sept 2025: www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/meaningful-achievement-gatsby-benchmark
May 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A leadership moment: DfE calls on heads and principals to embed the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks. Strong careers guidance improves outcomes and reduces NEET rates. Explore new tools to prepare for Sept 2025: www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/meaningful-achievement-gatsby-benchmark
Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust, writes for SEN Magazine about the potential of the updates to the #GatsbyBenchmarks, now part of government guidance for schools, colleges and ITPs, for young people with special educational needs and disabilities: senmagazine.co.uk/featured-art...
May 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lisa Greig, CEO of Hartlepool Aspire Trust, writes for SEN Magazine about the potential of the updates to the #GatsbyBenchmarks, now part of government guidance for schools, colleges and ITPs, for young people with special educational needs and disabilities: senmagazine.co.uk/featured-art...
NEW blog from Ewart Keep, Emeritus Professor of Education, Training and Skills at the University of Oxford for British Educational Research Association (BERA) on how Institutes of Technology are stepping up to meet the skills challenge.
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/helping...
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/helping...
Helping meet the skills challenge(s) through a tertiary system
This blog post explores how the development of a tertiary education system in England could help address the skills challenges now facing the government and the wider economy. These challenges are...
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May 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
NEW blog from Ewart Keep, Emeritus Professor of Education, Training and Skills at the University of Oxford for British Educational Research Association (BERA) on how Institutes of Technology are stepping up to meet the skills challenge.
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/helping...
www.bera.ac.uk/blog/helping...
Good careers guidance changes lives. Schools, colleges and ITPs are gearing up for the updated Gatsby Benchmarks rollout in September. Visit Gatsby’s new champions hub to see how practitioners are implementing the updates: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/gatsby-benchmarks-champions
May 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Good careers guidance changes lives. Schools, colleges and ITPs are gearing up for the updated Gatsby Benchmarks rollout in September. Visit Gatsby’s new champions hub to see how practitioners are implementing the updates: www.gatsbybenchmarks.org.uk/gatsby-benchmarks-champions
Today the government confirmed that secondary schools, colleges and ITPs will be expected to shape careers programmes using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks from September 2025. A huge thank you to everyone who helped shape the updates and get us to this milestone. Find out more: bit.ly/benchmarksnews
May 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today the government confirmed that secondary schools, colleges and ITPs will be expected to shape careers programmes using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks from September 2025. A huge thank you to everyone who helped shape the updates and get us to this milestone. Find out more: bit.ly/benchmarksnews
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More than one-third of primary schools and four in 10 secondaries are expecting to reduce their numbers of staff next year, amid falling pupil numbers and tightening budgets buff.ly/NOoE7J4
Drop in teacher job adverts as falling rolls and cuts bite
A new report shows 44% of secondary schools and 36% of primaries expect to employ fewer staff next year
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April 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More than one-third of primary schools and four in 10 secondaries are expecting to reduce their numbers of staff next year, amid falling pupil numbers and tightening budgets buff.ly/NOoE7J4
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Today @teachertapp.bsky.social publish our 2025 report on the state of teacher recruitment and retention in England — in partnership with School Dash and funded by @gatsbyed.bsky.social .
A few key takeaways 👇
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A few key takeaways 👇
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April 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today @teachertapp.bsky.social publish our 2025 report on the state of teacher recruitment and retention in England — in partnership with School Dash and funded by @gatsbyed.bsky.social .
A few key takeaways 👇
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A few key takeaways 👇
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