Degree Apprenticeships Funding Competition: Guidance for Providers

by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

This document by the Office for Students  (OfS) sets out how they will distribute funding for up to two academic years that is designed to grow and build capacity and increase equality of opportunity in Level 6 degree apprenticeships provision at higher education...

Subcontracting Funding Rules for Post-16 Education and Training 2024-25

by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

The Department for Education released the rules providers must follow when using subcontractors to provide post-16 education and training (excluding apprenticeships). Recently they released the subcontracting funding rules for post-16 education and training (excluding...

Unemployment Rate Highest for More than Two Years

by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

The unemployment rate has unexpectedly risen to its highest level for two and a half years, official figures show. The rate climbed to 4.4% in the three months to April, the highest since September 2021. Despite the increase, wage growth remained strong, with earnings...

Research Finds Skills Shortages in Two Thirds of Organisations

by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

Skills gaps remain “stubbornly high” with nearly two thirds of organisations facing skills shortages, research has revealed. According to The Open University’s annual Business Barometer report, three in five (62 per cent) UK organisations continue to report “worrying”...

The Uncertain Course for School and College Funding Over the Next Parliament

by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

In their general election manifestos, the main UK-wide political parties set out their ambitions for schools and colleges in England, including commitments on funding. In this article, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) detail what this might mean for schools and...