National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

We’re very excited to announce the launch of NFER Online Assessments (NOA). Our new key stage 2 reading and maths online assessments are now available to purchase for the upcoming academic year. Find out more 👇

New research has found that teachers in Further Education (FE) colleges may earn nearly a quarter less than teachers in schools. Our new report, commissioned by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, also highlights some of the challenges facing the FE teaching workforce, showing that engineering and digital FE teachers earned 11% less than those working in industry. Find out more on this new research 👇 🟣 Full story - bit.ly/3XP4NYf 🟣 Key findings - bit.ly/3Zuvkwo

New research - Building a stronger Further Education (FE) college workforce We will be publishing a new study tomorrow, commissioned by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, which will showcase a range of views from Further Education (FE) college teachers and Heads of Department in construction, engineering and digital. The mixed-methods study will also feature analysis of secondary data sources which will show the workforce recruitment and retention challenges faced by the sector over the past decade. Keep a look out for updates on our website and social media channels.

We've published a new report which estimates the costs and possible impact on teacher supply of introducing a new teacher student loan reimbursement (TSLR) scheme, where the government pays back any student loan repayments a teacher made in the previous year provided they are still teaching in a state school and are in the first ten years of their career. Our research found that: 🟣 Introducing a TSLR scheme in 2025/26 would lead to an increase of around 2,100 teachers in the first year of the programme. 🟣 The cost per additional teacher-year gained would be around £12,500, similar to early-career retention payments. To find out more of the key findings 👇 https://bit.ly/4dbsFea

Another important report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the Nuffield Foundation Skills Imperative 2035 research project (I chair the Strategic Advisory Board). Amongst other findings, qualifications are shown to have a bigger impact than just 'training' to protect workers at risk https://bit.ly/3BaA0x1

The fifth working paper from our 'Skills Imperative 2035' programme has revealed that workers in secretarial, administrative, sales and various elementary occupations, along with skilled trades people working in construction or electrical work, are at high-risk of job displacement in the next decade. The research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, also highlights how there will be growth in managerial, professional and associate professional roles which require higher skills and qualifications than 'high-risk' roles. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3XjcoOf

Our latest research suggests that around 12 million people work in occupations that are projected to decline by 2035.    The fifth working paper from our Skills Imperative 2035 research programme, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, shows that over a million jobs in occupations such as administrative, secretarial and sales roles could be lost in the next decade.   This suggests that some workers will need change careers. But over the past decade, only a small proportion of workers in high-risk occupations have successfully made moves to growing occupations.    For more from this research, please visit:    🟣 Full story - https://bit.ly/4cTANzO 🟣 Key findings - https://bit.ly/3XjcoOf 🟣 PDF report - https://bit.ly/3To2mKv    Find out more about the 'Skills Imperative 2035' research programme: https://lnkd.in/e_rDb9FC

New national pupil projections now forecast a less dramatic decline in state primary pupil numbers than previously anticipated. In the first of a new three-part series, researchers Michael Scott and Libby Tungate discuss the recent changes to projections and what this means for schools. 👇🔗 https://lnkd.in/eYPfmg5T

Skills Imperative 2035 Programme    The fifth part of our ongoing ‘Skills Imperative 2035’ research programme will be published tomorrow morning.     The programme, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has highlighted how the labour market is likely to change over the next decade.  The new paper will highlight the workers at greatest risk of falling out of employment or experiencing downward pressure on wages, the movements these high-risk workers have recently made and the factors strongly associated with recent, successful job transitions to growing occupations.    Look out for updates across our social media channels and our website.    Find out more about the programme so far 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_rDb9FC 👈

The Department for Education has recently revised its national pupil projections to suggest a less dramatic decline in state primary pupil numbers than previously anticipated. In the first of a new three-part feature length blog post series, two of our researchers discuss the updated projections and what this means for schools: https://bit.ly/3Tj2f33