by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 12, 2024 | News
The Chancellor has promised to take immediate action to fix the foundations of the economy, rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off. In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves pledged to leaders of some of the UK’s pioneering industries to...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 12, 2024 | News
On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall recently confirmed the Government’s commitments to its manifesto ‘Back to Work Plan’ and say tackling economic inactivity is central to the Government’s number one mission of growing the economy....
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 8, 2024 | News
East Sussex County Council is exploring the possibility of submitting a bid to the DfE for a grant allocation to lead Skills Bootcamp delivery in the county in 2025/26. SCTP is supporting by scoping interest within the membership to help gain a sense of what courses...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 8, 2024 | News
Brighton and Hove City Council would like to hear from you, if you’d like to support the growth of Skills Bootcamps in the City of Brighton & Hove in 2025/2026. Skills Bootcamps cover a wide ranging sector including: digital, for example, digital marketing...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 8, 2024 | News
This DfE document explains how qualification achievement rates (QARs) are calculated. Recently the DfE has added an update to include ‘Apprenticeships technical specification’, ‘Education and training technical specification’ and ‘Data...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 7, 2024 | News
Sector leaders have urged the new government to prioritise stopping the reduction of BTECs and increasing FE teacher pay within the first 100 days. Other key priorities on their list include implementing their proposed apprenticeship levy reforms, establishing Skills...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 7, 2024 | Uncategorised
Bridget Phillipson has been appointed as education secretary in Sir Keir Starmer’s first Labour cabinet. The move was widely expected – as the MP for Houghton and Sunderland South has been her party’s education lead since 2021. Click here as FE Week shares eight...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 7, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Labour party has had a Landslide Victory in the General Election. Needing to secure 326 seats in the General Election to win the majority and it being predicted they will have over 400 by the exit polls, Labour have a significant majority over the Conservatives....
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 7, 2024 | Uncategorised
Nearly all the students who dropped out of the second wave of T Levels switched to a course that is set to be scrapped through debated government plans. The exclusive data has sparked renewed calls for the Conservatives to abandon their proposals that involve...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jul 7, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has lost 30 staff after being ordered to find savings by the Department for Education. Headcount at IfATE has reduced to 282 following a voluntary exit scheme launched this year however they did not...
