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...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 6, 2024 | News
The Department for Education (DfE) has updated the Skills Bootcamps Funding and Performance Management guidance 2024 to 2026. The guidance: sets out the funding and performance management rules that apply to all suppliers with a contract to deliver Skills Bootcamps...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 6, 2024 | News
Latest from ESFA including: Action: Adult funding allocations 2024 to 2025 business case deadline – 6 September 2024.Information: Guidance to support post-16 funding assurance audits. Information: Earnings adjustment statement. Information: 16 to 19 tuition fund...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 6, 2024 | News
Recently, Skills Minister Jacqui Smith delivered a speech at the Universities UK conference. Commenting on the importance of tackling the skills shortages in the HE sector, she said “The HE sector has a huge role to play locally, nationally and internationally...
