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...
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...
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...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation, in response to the ONS ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey, has calculated that around one million employees are on course to be on the furlough scheme when it closes next week (30 September). Its statement can be read here. Comment...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
As a member of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) Skills Working Group, SCTP attended this week to represent the membership. The group works alongside the SELEP Skills Advisory Panel and “provides a strategic, joined up, holistic LEP view on skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ETF’s monthly EdTech and Digital update for September has been published.
