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What helps to improve teacher retention? A pathway analysis of factors affecting retention
This research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores the factors associated with the leaving decisions of teachers, to understand in greater detail what actions policymakers might take to further improve teacher retention rates.
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Securing success from start to finish – investigating factors associated with apprenticeship withdrawal
This report, funded by The Gatsby Foundation, provides new quantitative evidence into the factors associated with apprenticeship withdrawal, including employer, provider and learner characteristics.
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Skills Imperative 2035: Creating a system of lifelong learning to provide the essential skills for tomorrow's workforce
The final report from the five-year Skills Imperative 2035 Programme, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has brought together evidence gathered throughout the programme and sets out the collective response required from government, employers and the education system.
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The tech pipeline and UK tech hiring in transition
A suite of three reports, funded by The Hg Foundation, looks at changes in UK tech hiring, future opportunities in the sector, education pathways into tech jobs and diversity in the tech pipeline and workforce.
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NFER Online Assessments (NOA)
NFER Online Assessments are now available for years 5 and 6! See the full Key Stage 2 suite in action with your own interactive demo.
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