by SCTP | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Hair and Barber Council has criticised the Government’s recent decision to cut funding for hairdressing apprenticeship training by 20%. Hair and Barber Council CEO (and former SCTP Chair), Keith Conniford has described the decision as yet another example of the...
by SCTP | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
While national governments in the UK have actively looked to international examples when devising further education and skills policy, much less use has been made of cross-UK comparisons. This report looks at what can be learned from comparisons in the approaches...
by SCTP | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
Team UK’s competitors enjoyed a spectacular opening ceremony at Euroskills, the European skills completion. Good luck to the UK Team and especially to cabinet maker Thomas Pennicott a student at SCTP member, Chichester College. For more see here.
by SCTP | Sep 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for a summary of the interview with Amanda Spielman which looked at T-level inspection, funding and research spending. Meanwhile, it has been reported that Ofsted has received the full £5.4M it requested from the DfE to cover the cost of inspecting all new...
by SCTP | Sep 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
More than 200,000 workers who were paid less than the minimum wage have been identified following a record government clampdown. Employers have been fined an unprecedented £14 million for not meeting legal obligations. Click here for more. Further analysis is here...
