by SCTP | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Education secretary Gillian Keegan has made her first education committee appearance. She answered questions about apprenticeship quality, the possibility of teaching apprenticeships, and plans for a new British Baccalaureate and we learned that the overall 67 per...
by SCTP | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
The government exceeded its target for skills bootcamps starts last year. DfE figures show 16,120 people started one of the free, 12-to-16-week courses between April 2021 and March 2022 against a target of 16,000. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
This is something that apprenticeship providers have been asking for for years. Now, the DfE’s head of apprenticeship funding policy, John Myers has said that the department would release the rules before May for August implementation. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorised
Robert Halfon, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, has written to further education (FE) providers (a definition which includes ITPs) on the further education workforce data collection. The letter outlines the importance of this collection to...
by SCTP | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorised
Government plans to boost the literacy skills of prisoners have moved a step closer, with the launch of a new reading app and commissioning of “innovative solutions”. The Ministry of Justice this week announced that 300 offenders in Kent, Surrey and Sussex will be in...
