Traineeship Target Missed

The government missed its target of 43,000 traineeships by almost two thirds last year, new data has revealed. 15,500 starts were recorded in 2021/22 – 36 per cent of the goal. The figures, published by the Department for Education this morning, show that uptake on...

Gillian Keegan’s Message to the Education Sector

The Education Secretary has written to the whole education sector stating that Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement “underlined the government’s commitment to education as he seeks to restore stability to the economy”, in spite of there being no new funding for the sector....