by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
Draft proposals outlining Brighton & Hove City Council’s spending priorities for 2025/26 and plans to provide long-term protection of key services have been published. Spending priorities include more than £24million to support temporary and emergency...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet has endorsed proposals to deliver a balanced budget for the year ahead and provide support for the most vulnerable in line with its Council Plan priorities. The decision means the proposed budget for 2025/26 and Council Plan will...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
Rules around qualification levels of early years staff are to be relaxed from September to give the sector “respite” from a long-running recruitment crisis, the government has announced. Click here for comment and analysis.
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
The inquiry has been initiated at the committee recognises that ‘the further education sector is currently navigating a series of reforms and challenges’. In this inquiry the Education Committee will explore these issues and other pressures currently...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
Ofsted’s new inspection report cards have been “cobbled together at ridiculous speed” with no underpinning research and concerns by experienced officials ignored, whistle-blowers have claimed. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Feb 1, 2025 | News
The DWP has issued a press release that states that ‘people who are neurodiverse will benefit from better employment prospects and more inclusive workplaces thanks to the work and advice of a new expert panel’.
by SCTP | Feb 1, 2025 | News
Summary of the first meeting of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC) aiming to boost growth and living standards.
by SCTP | Feb 1, 2025 | News
Information from the DfE on the outcome of the review into the role and effectiveness of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB). This includes the review’s report and the Department for...
by SCTP | Feb 1, 2025 | News
Click here for a summary of the main points from the adult learning figures which show small increases in participation. NEET figures by Local Authority are here and apprenticeship figures here showing starts, participation and achievements all increasing slightly but...
by SCTP | Feb 1, 2025 | News
Click here for a transcript of the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves’ speech at Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire on 29 January 2025.
