🗣 Hilary Spencer, Jack Worth, Chris Paterson and @chrisdarmstace 💬 Policy focus: Teacher workforce 📆 Thursday 7 November 🕚 11:45am-12:45pm 📍 Hall 8a #CSTConf24

NEW - Government would need to increase teacher pay by nearly 10% a year for three years to reach 6,500-teacher target, if using pay as a sole incentive. 🟣 More info: bit.ly/3B8QyWM 🟣 Key findings: bit.ly/3B0srcV 🟣 PDF report: bit.ly/4gjKhGr

🆕 - Significant improvements in literacy and numeracy skills for young adults in England since 2012. 🟣 More info: bit.ly/3OPxTma 🟣 Full report: bit.ly/3ZwdTda #PIAAC #AdultSkills

🆕- Latest evaluation for EEF The Hg Foundation finds KS3 Science teachers using #ChatGPT can reduce their lesson planning time by over 30%. Find out more at bit.ly/3ZwyH4e

🆕 - Research suggests that schools should prioritise supportive, individualised approaches to tackling student absence. 🟣 Full story - bit.ly/4iPvEN6 🟣 Key findings - bit.ly/4c69JP2 🟣 PDF report - bit.ly/4j8ynkr

We recently spoke to staff and students at nine state-funded secondary schools with strong or improving attendance following Covid-19 to learn about their approaches. Here are seven key takeaways 👇 🧵 [1/10]

We've recently published our Impact Review for 2024, our annual overview of the research insights and influencing work we've undertaken to improve outcomes for children and young people. [1/3]

Over the past year, we put forward our voice before, during and after the general election, highlighted the importance of education across various media outlets, made key contributions to issues such as teacher supply, assessment and education to employment, and much more. [2/3]

🗣️ "This report send a clear message to Government that it will miss its 6,500 teacher recruitment pledge if it does not take action now." Jack Worth responds to a new report on the teacher workforce in secondary and further education from National Audit Office:

The first cycle of OECD's Survey of Adult Skills in 2012 found 16 to 24 year olds in England to be among the lowest performers internationally in literacy and numeracy. But what has changed with this cohort a decade on? Read bit.ly/4ip0WZT to learn more.

📈 'Things certainly seem a lot less worrying - but this week's data still represents a continued squeeze on the number of teachers available' National Foundation for Educational Research's Jack Worth buff.ly/cErGxl1

🎉 Our 2024 Impact Review for Schools is live! Over 70,000 teachers and school leaders took part in National Foundation for Educational Research research last year, helping shape national policy and classroom practice. 🎬 Watch the animation 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4k5KbV1 #EduResearch #EducationPolicy

A huge THANK YOU to the 70,000 teachers and school leaders who helped to shape education policy and practice in 2024. 👏 Our new Impact Review for Schools highlights the difference made possible by the schools who took part in our research and trials. 👇

🗣️: "There are finally some green shoots of recovery, but we need to keep up the momentum." Our School Workforce lead Jack Worth blogs on some encouraging signs of improvement in teacher recruitment and retention in England. ✍️👇 nfer.ac.uk/blogs/teacher-…

🗣️ Our School Workforce Lead Jack Worth has given his reaction to the announcement of the government's teacher pay award for 2025/26, as well as additional funding for schools and colleges. Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/4jcuomo

This week we start hearing evidence from stakeholder for our inquiry into teacher recruitment and retention. Here is the line up EWC / CGA, Cardiff Metropolitan University, National Foundation for Educational Research, Education Policy Institute, NASUWT Cymru, UCAC and National Education Union Agenda and Papers: business.senedd.wales/ieListDocument…

Tackling ethnic disparities in recruitment and retention could significantly contribute to the government’s pledge of 6,500 additional teachers, says a report from @theNFER and Mission 44 tes.com/magazine/news/…

🆕 Tackling ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment and retention could significantly contribute to the Government’s pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4kAfw2N

Our new research explores the factors influencing ethnic disparities in initial teacher training (ITT), retention and progression to leadership: bit.ly/4kAfw2N 🗣️ Our School Workforce Lead and report co-author Jack Worth, responds to the findings 👇

📚 The lives of children and young people worldwide are inextricably linked to the amount and quality of education they receive, say National Foundation for Educational Research, as they share insights from their teacher recruitment and retention dashboard. #PartnerContent bit.ly/3FWpPiz