by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
Sussex local authorities have been expressing their preferences for the future shape of local government in the county. While East Sussex and West Sussex got for a one authority approach for their counties, Brighton and Hove proposes 5 unitary authorities across...
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
In her speech at the Labour Party Conference today, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson pledged to introduce new targeted means-tested maintenance grants by the end of this Parliament, supporting students from the lowest income households to excel in higher...
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
This FE News article from the Institute of Fiscal Studies looks at the Government’s work placement policy announcement and looks at its strength and weaknesses and chances of success.
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
This FE News article from the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) looks at the barriers women can face to entering employment and the support that they might need.
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
Young people across the UK are set to gain the cutting-edge skills needed to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce, as the Prime Minister announced a landmark package of reforms aimed at boosting technical education and placing it on equal footing with university degrees....
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE, CDI Legacy Fellow & A Vice-President of the International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) believes that the Prime Minister’s ambitious plan to reshape technical education represents a seismic shift in how Britain...
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
So says ETF CEO, Dr Katerina Kolyva in this article for FE News.
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
After a recent report from the Education Committee warned of funding pressures and apprenticeship barriers, manufacturers are urging government to ring-fence levy funds and expand incentives, ensuring employers are empowered to drive high-quality, future-focused...
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
Click here for a summary of the announcement plus sector reaction from FE News. Meanwhile, Work and Pensions Secretary, Pat McFadden has pledged to make the new policy ‘more attractive’ than the previous youth training scheme saying that that the government’s new...
by SCTP | Oct 3, 2025 | News
This agreement must be signed by the apprentice and the employer at the start of the apprenticeship. It was updated by the DfE on the 2nd October.