Jack Worth
@jackworth.bsky.social
Education economist at NFER researching recruitment and retention in the education workforce
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✍️ | In a new blog, @jackworth.bsky.social uses insights from our redeveloped teacher supply forecast and simulation model to look at what the implications of different STRB recommendations might be for teacher recruitment and retention trends.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:25 PM
✍️ | In a new blog, @jackworth.bsky.social uses insights from our redeveloped teacher supply forecast and simulation model to look at what the implications of different STRB recommendations might be for teacher recruitment and retention trends.
Read more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/what-s...
Read more 👉 www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/what-s...
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With the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) currently developing its recommendations for teachers’ pay for the next two years, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has written a new blog post looking at what he thinks should happen from 2026.
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/3KMbSWU
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/3KMbSWU
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
With the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) currently developing its recommendations for teachers’ pay for the next two years, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has written a new blog post looking at what he thinks should happen from 2026.
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/3KMbSWU
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/3KMbSWU
Interesting stat from today's release: more than half of physics trainees are now non-UK and non-EEA nationals. A remarkable shift from 6% of trainees in 2021 to 59% in 2025. Encouraged by the bursary eligibility change in 2022/23, but how many have gone on to state-sector employment?
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Interesting stat from today's release: more than half of physics trainees are now non-UK and non-EEA nationals. A remarkable shift from 6% of trainees in 2021 to 59% in 2025. Encouraged by the bursary eligibility change in 2022/23, but how many have gone on to state-sector employment?
Today's ITT Census data is positive, showing a sizeable increase in trainee numbers vs last year, alongside lower targets due to other supply improvements like retention. But there's still more to do as secondary recruitment is still below target at 88 per cent
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today's ITT Census data is positive, showing a sizeable increase in trainee numbers vs last year, alongside lower targets due to other supply improvements like retention. But there's still more to do as secondary recruitment is still below target at 88 per cent
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🗣️ "Improved recruitment to postgraduate teacher training in England is welcome after years of severe under-recruitment."
Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has given his reaction to the latest DfE initial teacher training census data. 👇
Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has given his reaction to the latest DfE initial teacher training census data. 👇
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🗣️ "Improved recruitment to postgraduate teacher training in England is welcome after years of severe under-recruitment."
Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has given his reaction to the latest DfE initial teacher training census data. 👇
Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has given his reaction to the latest DfE initial teacher training census data. 👇
First 2025/26 cycle ITT data out today. Too early to tell much and it's quite contradictory!
- Applications up, but offers and acceptances flat or down
- Acceptances especially down for secondary and in bursary-cut subjects
Will be interesting to see if extra apps translate into offers later on
- Applications up, but offers and acceptances flat or down
- Acceptances especially down for secondary and in bursary-cut subjects
Will be interesting to see if extra apps translate into offers later on
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
First 2025/26 cycle ITT data out today. Too early to tell much and it's quite contradictory!
- Applications up, but offers and acceptances flat or down
- Acceptances especially down for secondary and in bursary-cut subjects
Will be interesting to see if extra apps translate into offers later on
- Applications up, but offers and acceptances flat or down
- Acceptances especially down for secondary and in bursary-cut subjects
Will be interesting to see if extra apps translate into offers later on
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NEW EPISODE
This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating.
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This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating.
Tune in and share here 👇👇
open.spotify.com/episode/20PH...
What's going on with recruitment and retention? With Jack Worth
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October 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
NEW EPISODE
This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating.
Tune in and share here 👇👇
open.spotify.com/episode/20PH...
This week, we're joined by @JackWorthNFER, an economist studying the teacher labour market, to explore the history and future or recruitment and retention. It's MEGA nerdy, and super fascinating.
Tune in and share here 👇👇
open.spotify.com/episode/20PH...
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In a brand new feature length blog post, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, discusses new analysis, commissioned by the @instituteofphysics.bsky.social, highlighting how the under-supply of specialist teachers is affecting secondary schools.
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4m8dSWt
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4m8dSWt
July 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In a brand new feature length blog post, our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, discusses new analysis, commissioned by the @instituteofphysics.bsky.social, highlighting how the under-supply of specialist teachers is affecting secondary schools.
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4m8dSWt
Read the post 👉 bit.ly/4m8dSWt
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Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has has given his reaction to the House of Commons Public Committee report on teacher numbers in secondary and further education, published today.
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/3TuIHIB
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/3TuIHIB
July 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Our Education Workforce Lead, @jackworth.bsky.social, has has given his reaction to the House of Commons Public Committee report on teacher numbers in secondary and further education, published today.
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/3TuIHIB
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/3TuIHIB
Sat down with Tom and James earlier this week to discuss 6,500 teachers. Do have a listen! 👇
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers?
@jackworth.bsky.social and @jzuccollo.bsky.social joined me to discuss why Labour's flagship education policy is proving hard to define and deliver in practice, and what should happen next.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers?
@jackworth.bsky.social and @jzuccollo.bsky.social joined me to discuss why Labour's flagship education policy is proving hard to define and deliver in practice, and what should happen next.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Sat down with Tom and James earlier this week to discuss 6,500 teachers. Do have a listen! 👇
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Retention payments for early career teachers may help, but the evidence is mixed.
This is the conclusion of our new analysis funded by
@nuffieldfoundation.org
Read @jackworth.bsky.social's blog on the new findings 👇
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
This is the conclusion of our new analysis funded by
@nuffieldfoundation.org
Read @jackworth.bsky.social's blog on the new findings 👇
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
Do retention payments for early career teachers work?
Jack Worth discusses new analysis of the impact early career retention payments (ECRPs) on teacher retention.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Retention payments for early career teachers may help, but the evidence is mixed.
This is the conclusion of our new analysis funded by
@nuffieldfoundation.org
Read @jackworth.bsky.social's blog on the new findings 👇
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
This is the conclusion of our new analysis funded by
@nuffieldfoundation.org
Read @jackworth.bsky.social's blog on the new findings 👇
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
Thanks to @nuffieldfoundation.org for funding this work and my colleague Dawson for doing so much of the data-wrangling and number-crunching
Full report: www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
Full report: www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
The impact of early career retention payments on teacher retention
This evaluation, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores the impact of five early career retention payment schemes, piloted since 2018, on teacher retention in England.
www.nfer.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Thanks to @nuffieldfoundation.org for funding this work and my colleague Dawson for doing so much of the data-wrangling and number-crunching
Full report: www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
Full report: www.nfer.ac.uk/publications...
Our analysis implies retention payments have a high marginal cost compared to bursaries
This suggests that a 'bursaries first' policy approach is probably always best, which aligns with the findings from the Maths Phased Bursary evaluation www.gov.uk/government/p...
This suggests that a 'bursaries first' policy approach is probably always best, which aligns with the findings from the Maths Phased Bursary evaluation www.gov.uk/government/p...
June 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Our analysis implies retention payments have a high marginal cost compared to bursaries
This suggests that a 'bursaries first' policy approach is probably always best, which aligns with the findings from the Maths Phased Bursary evaluation www.gov.uk/government/p...
This suggests that a 'bursaries first' policy approach is probably always best, which aligns with the findings from the Maths Phased Bursary evaluation www.gov.uk/government/p...
In summary, the retention impacts were somewhat mixed and generally not statistically significant. Overall, it suggested an association with lower retention rates, but wasn't conclusive
June 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In summary, the retention impacts were somewhat mixed and generally not statistically significant. Overall, it suggested an association with lower retention rates, but wasn't conclusive
Do extra payments to in-service teachers in shortage subjects improve retention?
We thought our analysis might back up the fairly strong 'yes' from UK literature so far, but our findings were not as conclusive. In this blog I assess the findings and what they might mean for policy:
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
We thought our analysis might back up the fairly strong 'yes' from UK literature so far, but our findings were not as conclusive. In this blog I assess the findings and what they might mean for policy:
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
Do retention payments for early career teachers work?
Jack Worth discusses new analysis of the impact early career retention payments (ECRPs) on teacher retention.
bit.ly
June 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Do extra payments to in-service teachers in shortage subjects improve retention?
We thought our analysis might back up the fairly strong 'yes' from UK literature so far, but our findings were not as conclusive. In this blog I assess the findings and what they might mean for policy:
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
We thought our analysis might back up the fairly strong 'yes' from UK literature so far, but our findings were not as conclusive. In this blog I assess the findings and what they might mean for policy:
bit.ly/4liHKQ5
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Yesterday, our School Workforce Lead and co-author of the research, @jackworth.bsky.social, spoke to LBC News's Vanessa Baffoe about the findings.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcO6...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcO6...
LBC News - 9 June 2025
YouTube video by NFER
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June 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Yesterday, our School Workforce Lead and co-author of the research, @jackworth.bsky.social, spoke to LBC News's Vanessa Baffoe about the findings.
[2/2] 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcO6...
[2/2] 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcO6...
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🔬 'Teaching does not reflect diversity in the working-age or school-age populations - but the diversity of training applicants is high'
Jack Worth presents new research from @thenfer.bsky.social and @mission44.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk/why-we-must-...
Jack Worth presents new research from @thenfer.bsky.social and @mission44.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk/why-we-must-...
Why we must improve teaching’s ethnic diversity – and how
Our new research shows more inclusive recruitment and retention is vital to solving the workforce crisis
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🔬 'Teaching does not reflect diversity in the working-age or school-age populations - but the diversity of training applicants is high'
Jack Worth presents new research from @thenfer.bsky.social and @mission44.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk/why-we-must-...
Jack Worth presents new research from @thenfer.bsky.social and @mission44.bsky.social
schoolsweek.co.uk/why-we-must-...
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🗣️ Our School Workforce Lead @jackworth.bsky.social has given his reaction to the announcement of a 4% pay rise for teachers and leaders for the 2025/26 academic year, as well as additional funding for schools and colleges.
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/4jcuomo
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/4jcuomo
May 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🗣️ Our School Workforce Lead @jackworth.bsky.social has given his reaction to the announcement of a 4% pay rise for teachers and leaders for the 2025/26 academic year, as well as additional funding for schools and colleges.
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/4jcuomo
Read the full quote 👉 bit.ly/4jcuomo
Short answer: probably. bsky.app/profile/jack...
There are some real positive signs in the latest ITT recruitment data of improvement vs last year, especially in secondary. I will hold off updating the forecast until tomorrow, when targets are published.
But it's interesting to see where the growth is and isn't coming from...🧵
But it's interesting to see where the growth is and isn't coming from...🧵
April 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Short answer: probably. bsky.app/profile/jack...
April 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
indeed very likely so this year, but these targets cover the expected need for the 2026 labour market. Funding during that period uncertain until spending review
April 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
indeed very likely so this year, but these targets cover the expected need for the 2026 labour market. Funding during that period uncertain until spending review
Worth noting that the long view suggests that the secondary targets have, in general, been unusually high in the last few years.
And that interpreting a time series of %s of target doesn't give the full picture on what's really happening
And that interpreting a time series of %s of target doesn't give the full picture on what's really happening
April 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Worth noting that the long view suggests that the secondary targets have, in general, been unusually high in the last few years.
And that interpreting a time series of %s of target doesn't give the full picture on what's really happening
And that interpreting a time series of %s of target doesn't give the full picture on what's really happening
With the uptick in recruitment evident in yesterday's application stats, our overall forecast of the ITT outcomes for Sep 2025 is now looking much more positive
Maths, science, English, primary: all forecast to be at/above target this year
Secondary overall still below target by 15%.
Maths, science, English, primary: all forecast to be at/above target this year
Secondary overall still below target by 15%.
April 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
With the uptick in recruitment evident in yesterday's application stats, our overall forecast of the ITT outcomes for Sep 2025 is now looking much more positive
Maths, science, English, primary: all forecast to be at/above target this year
Secondary overall still below target by 15%.
Maths, science, English, primary: all forecast to be at/above target this year
Secondary overall still below target by 15%.