by SCTP | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
Just under two thirds (60 per cent) of people who are economically inactive because of long-term illness are living with a mental health problem, research has found. Analysis of official data by IPPR found that while issues such as anxiety and depression are affecting...
by SCTP | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
Official data has found that 30.8 million working days were lost in 2021-22 as a result of work-related ill health. The data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that there were more than 1.8 million work-related ill health cases – new or longstanding – in...
by SCTP | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s enhanced inspections which assess how well colleges are meeting local skills needs were introduced at the start of the term. In May, Ofsted published its latest five-year strategy, which made it clear that all colleges in England will be paid a visit by...
by SCTP | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a briefing note on skills, tasks and training in the UK labourmarket, as part of its wider Economy 2030 Inquiry. Click here for the report and a summary of the key findings.
by SCTP | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
Labour’s Report of the Commission on the UK’s Future, led by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, was published this week. Among its wide-ranging recommendations on devolution were consolidating adult education and skills funding streams, improving democratic...
by SCTP | Dec 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
On the 13th December, at 10.00am the Education Committee will question Robert Halfon, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships, and Higher Education. Mr Halfon was the Committee’s Chair until October 2022. MPs may ask about plans to improve T Levels, the decline in...
by SCTP | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Education secretary Gillian Keegan has made her first education committee appearance. She answered questions about apprenticeship quality, the possibility of teaching apprenticeships, and plans for a new British Baccalaureate and we learned that the overall 67 per...
by SCTP | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
The government exceeded its target for skills bootcamps starts last year. DfE figures show 16,120 people started one of the free, 12-to-16-week courses between April 2021 and March 2022 against a target of 16,000. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
This is something that apprenticeship providers have been asking for for years. Now, the DfE’s head of apprenticeship funding policy, John Myers has said that the department would release the rules before May for August implementation. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorised
Robert Halfon, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, has written to further education (FE) providers (a definition which includes ITPs) on the further education workforce data collection. The letter outlines the importance of this collection to...
