by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 15, 2024 | News
Experts advising government on how to tackle the ‘greatest employment challenge for a generation’ met with the Work and Pensions Secretary for the first time last week. The new Labour Market Advisory Board is made up of labour market experts from across business,...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 15, 2024 | News
Workers are spending time on low-value, manual tasks despite more than three-quarters of companies increasing their investment in technology. According to Docusign’s Digital Maturity Report 2024, employees are wasting almost two working days per week (12.6 hours) on...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 15, 2024 | News
Helen Hayes, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, has been elected as the new chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee. Hayes won the position in a ballot against Sharon Hodgson and Marie Tidball. As the first woman to hold this role, Hayes will lead...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 15, 2024 | News
The new Labour government has announced the creation of Skills England, aimed at uniting employers, unions, providers, universities, and local governments to improve the UK’s skills landscape. Replacing the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 8, 2024 | News
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 12.2% of UK 16 to 24-year-olds, or 872,000 individuals, are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). This marks an increase of 228,000 young people compared to three years ago when NEET...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 8, 2024 | News
A new opportunity for businesses in West Sussex has arrived with the launch of the West Sussex Growth Hub. The new Growth Hub, which is run by the County Council, offers support and advice to West Sussex businesses, to help ensure their success. The West Sussex...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 8, 2024 | News
FE colleges, universities and training providers will have all four sub-judgments displayed alongside overall effectiveness grades on Ofsted’s website for the first time, following an update to schools’ profiles earlier this year. As of last week, sub-judgments like...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 8, 2024 | News
A flagship careers programme that promotes apprenticeships and T Levels to schools, colleges and parents is under new management. Contracts for the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) for schools and colleges scheme, are now overseen by the Careers and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 8, 2024 | News
Following the biggest consultation in history, Ofsted has recently outlined a series of changes, that include reforming its inspection framework ahead of the rollout of report cards, which will be tailored to FE and skills, as well as a new academy for training...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 8, 2024 | News
Ministers have not yet disclosed the terms of reference for a recently announced review into the defunding of level-3 qualifications, such as BTECs. The review, initiated by education secretary Bridget Phillipson, will examine the Conservative government’s plan to...
