Unemployment by Ethnic Background Research Report

by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorised

This House of Commons Library paper summarises trends in unemployment rates and looks at how rates vary by ethnicity, age and gender.

Best Practice Guides on Apprenticeship End-Point Assessments Published

by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorised

The ESFA has published some best practice guides on apprenticeship end-point assessments: a training provider guide to high-quality end-point assessments, an employer guide on supporting your apprentice through end-point assessment, an apprentice guide to understand...

Ofsted to Survey Effectiveness of Skills Bootcamps

by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorised

Ofsted has announced that it will be carrying out a survey assessing the effectiveness and quality of the education and training students are receiving on Skills Bootcamp programmes, identifying strengths and weaknesses, across a sample of providers. Inspectors will...

Campaign Launched to Encourage Employers to Pay Fair Apprentice Wage

by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 26, 2021 | Uncategorised

A new campaign has been launched to encourage employers to pay apprentices a decent salary over and above the national minimum wage. The campaigners cite a decent wage as being between £6.25 and £7.70 per hour, which equates to £13,000 to £16,000 annually respectively...

Labour Party Leader’s Vision for Britain’s Future

by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorised

This article highlights that Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has outlined his thoughts about current education policy and what his solution would be for education and training as part of a new publication, called The Road Ahead. In this, he sets out his...