The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has written to Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) asking her to review the Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeship standard to ensure it is meeting its intended aims and providing value for money. He states he has asked for this review as he would “rather see funding helping to kick-start careers or level up skills and opportunities”. The full letter and some sector comment can be read here with further background to this issue available here.
