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How do skills needs in the national and local economy and qualifications of our labour force match up? Can careers advice policies, the Teaching Excellence Framework and spending decisions improve effectiveness?

Background

This publication sets out areas where DfE is interested in more research and new evidence2. Given the broad policy agenda of the department it is not practical to provide an exhaustive list of research questions of interest. Instead this is a targeted list of areas which are both key departmental priorities and where we feel the research community is currently well placed to add to our evidence base. In terms of approaches to answer the questions, we are interested in both primary qualitative and quantitative research, secondary data analysis, and literature reviews/synthesis of existing evidence. For all questions we are interested in international perspectives and what has worked, or not, in other countries. For all our questions we are interested in how results differ for relevant sub-groups such as Free School Meal pupils, Pupil Premium pupils, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pupils, Black and Minority Ethnic pupils, and gender.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Df E Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Skills2Capabilities

    The Skills2Capability project is about understanding how skill systems across Europe can reduce the level of skills mismatch in their labour markets. It is recognised that future labour markets will be more mobile with m...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Why might this be relevant?

    The Skills2Capability project directly addresses the question by examining how skill systems can reduce skills mismatch in labor markets and meet emerging skill needs.

  • NUS HOLDINGS LIMITED - NUS Employability Skills system - Proof of Market

    For school leavers, students, and graduates, knowing what skills they have is vitally important when it comes to securing, staying in and changing employment. Every year employers organisations carry out inter/national s...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The NUS Employability Skills system focuses on validating and accrediting employability skills, which is partially relevant to the question of skills needs in the economy.

  • Ethos SkillsPlanner

    Matching the skills output of educational establishments with the needs of industry, particularly in a rapidly changing economy, is problematic. The inability to integrate the various bespoke datasets has meant the holis...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The Ethos SkillsPlanner project aims to match skills output with industry needs, partially addressing the question of skills matching in the economy.

  • Quantitative analysis of the teacher labour market in England

    Current government policy aims both to raise overall standards of attainment and to reduce the attainment gap between rich and poor. The most important determinant of a child's education is the quality of teaching. So, h...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • SkillsPulse

    The study will address significant gaps in the understanding of skills deficiencies in Europe – i.e. the extent, causes, and implications of skills shortages and skills gaps. Skills shortages refer to where employers fac...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

  • Skills at work: an analysis of the interaction between training and occupations in the labour market

    My research explores policy-relevant topics in labour economics, with a methodological emphasis on applied econometrics. More specifically, my main research agenda focuses on studying the specificity of human capital wit...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • Understanding the complex determinants of teacher shortages: an integrated approach

    Understanding the complex determinants of teacher supply is important for effective workforce planning. The current teacher supply 'crisis' is expected to get worse. Despite the body of work in this area the issue has ne...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • Mind the Skills Gap: Lead. Innovate. Excel.

    Introducing 'Mind the Skills Gap: Lead. Innovate. Excel.' This initiative, led by the young entrepreneur Rafmary M.R. Baker, is poised to reshape education and uplift under-served youth, carving a path towards a more inc...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • HIVE-PED: Higher Vocational Education and Pedagogy in England

    The HIVE-PED Research Seminar Series: Higher Vocational Education and Pedagogy in England The proposed HIVE-PED research seminars series will map out the research territory, report research findings, facilitate debate,...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • Skillzminer

    "Our vision is to improve social inclusive growth and boost productivity via our digital concept called Skillzminer. Our project will demonstrate how artificial intelligence, can better predict the skills, values a...

    Funded by: Innovate UK