by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Last year, the government announced a £1.5 million programme to support people back into work in the private sector after time spent away from the labour market while undertaking a role in caring. These projects could help returners update their skills, provide other...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council has published the latest 2018/19 data for young people participating in education, training or employment with training. Key headlines for January 2019 are: Duty to participate at academic age 16 for Jan 19 was 95.4%, slight decrease from...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon MP, has called for a radical re-think of England’s education system, including replacing GCSEs and A Levels for a ‘holistic baccalaureate’ for 18 year olds which recognises academic and technical...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has called on the Government to clarify its plans for future UK access to the EU international exchange programme ‘Erasmus’ in its report, Brexit: the Erasmus and Horizon programmes. As well as being a university...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published research which looks at the different attitudes of female and male students aged 15 to 16 when thinking about STEM subjects. The research found that girls enjoy STEM subjects less than boys and are less likely to pursue STEM...
