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43% of UK adults believe they were not taught ‘soft skills’ needed for later life during childhood Source: 3Gem research commissioned by the education business Inspiring Learning According to a recent Generation Logistics survey carried out among 1,500 respondents, 55% of young people don’t know what career path to take when leaving school. It’s little wonder that the majority of young people seem unsure of which direction to take, given how the world beyond education can seem scary and overwhelming. The industry- backed Generation Logistics campaign is here to change this, however – and it starts in the classroom. Generation Logistics seeks to highlight the career opportunities available to young people within the logistics sector – a profession that over 90% of the UK has never previously considered as a viable career path, based on the same aforementioned research. This is largely due to a lack of awareness with regards to what the profession can offer. Spanning engineering to digital technology, human resources, customer services and everything in between, logistics offers something for every skill set and preference. Featuring content designed for 13- to 18-year-olds – including free resources, activities and lesson plans – The Generation Logistics Education Hub (educationhub.generationlogistics. org) is designed to help teachers bring these different career WHYWE CREATED... THE GENERATION LOGISTICS EDUCATION HUB BETHANYWINDSOR IS HEAD OF GENERATION LOGISTICS AND SKILLS POLICY FOR LOGISTICS UK; FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT GENERATIONLOGISTICS.ORG Could unburdening graduates from the financial pressures of their student loans help to address the teacher retention crisis? An analysis by the National Foundation for Educational Research suggests that may be the case. Researchers set out to examine the potential effectiveness of a ‘teacher student loan reimbursement’ (TSLR) scheme, under which the government would pay backmoney paid by teachers in the previous financial year for their student loan repayments. The DfE previously conducted a TSLR pilot scheme back 2018, albeit one specifically aimed at state school teachers in certain shortage subjects within the first 10 years of their education careers. Using the estimates produced by this pilot scheme, NFER researchers modelled the likely impact of introducing a newTSLR scheme for which all teachers within their first 10 years of teaching would be eligible. The latest estimates indicate that if such a scheme were enacted, it would help to retain around 2,100 teachers who would have otherwise been expected to depart the profession. The attendant costs of the scheme were calculated to be around £245million – close to the current total spend on training bursaries. Sarah Tang of NFER’s Centre for Policy and Practice Research says, “ Especially for shortage subjects where bursaries are already high, a TSLR scheme could be considered as part of a broad teacher recruitment and retention strategy. ” For more information and to read the findings in full, visit tinyurl.com/ts137-LL3 opportunities to the forefront of young people’s minds at an earlier stage of their education, helping to make them feel more prepared for the working world. THE CAREERS BOOKLET As well as teaching resources, teachers can also download from the Education Hub the campaign’s Careers Booklet. This provides a detailed outline of exactly what the modern logistics sector looks like, as well as information regarding job salaries and the varied career prospects available within the sector to young people today. It also breaks down the key areas of logistics, and includes case studies from logisticians (both junior and senior) currently working in each and every area. THE AMBASSADOR NETWORK But don’t just take our word for it. You can request a visit from a Generation Logistics Ambassador to your school or college, where they’ll deliver a talk on their experiences of working within the logistics sector – and why your students should consider that pathway for themselves. To request ambassador engagement for your school or college, complete the online form accessible via the Education Hub website. L E A R N I N G L A B 77 teachwire.net/secondary