by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article from a College Principal talks about entry and Level 1 pathways for 16-18 year olds in FE Colleges and how this provision should be seen as transformational rather than transitional, providing the stepping stone to higher level study and apprenticeships,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
Gillian Keegan has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills. Gillian is a former apprentice and is the MP for Chichester. You can see the announcement here from the Department for Education of its ministerial team’s...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
It has been reported that the Department for Education is to cut the budget for adult traineeships by more than half from August 2020. This article states that the 19 to 24 traineeship budget will be revised from £20 million to £8.5 million to reflect current delivery...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article explores what the appointment of Baroness Alison Wolf as a skills policy adviser to the prime minister might mean for adult education policy. This article looks specifically at part-time evening courses and whether Wolf will have an influence of this area...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article explores the possibility that the government may be considering skills tax credits, a recommendation originally from 2012, and brought up again by education select committee chair Robert Halfon last year.
