by SCTP | Dec 4, 2022 | Uncategorised
A debate has been held in the House of Lords to discuss the Youth Unemployment Committee’s report entitled ‘Skills for Every Young Person’. This was published in 2021. In the period July-September 2022, the unemployment rate for young people was 9.8 per cent compared...
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
The job market has remained stable since mid-August with between 1.39 and 1.5 million active job adverts, data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation shows. According to the figures from REC and Lightcast’s latest Labour Market Tracker, there were 216,257...
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
The amount of apprenticeship funding handed back to the Treasury shrunk to just £11 million last year, prompting concerns that the apprenticeship budget could be exhausted soon. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
The UK’s newest crop of top vocational and technical skills champions have been announced as the results of last week’s WorldSkills UK national finals are revealed. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2022 report, published by NHS Digital, showed that among 17 to 19 year olds, the proportion with a probable mental disorder increased from 17.4% in 2021 to 25.7% in 2022. This report explores the mental health...
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
After presenting on cost of living at this year’s Association of Colleges Conference, Michael Lemin, Head of Policy at SCTP member NCFE, discusses the role FE is playing in supporting local communities across the country. The article is largely focussed on colleges...
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
Latest edition of East Sussex County Council’s monthly funding news publication.
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
On Wednesday 7 December at 09.30, the new Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will make her first appearance before the Education Committee, alongside her Department’s Permanent Secretary, Susan Acland-Hood. It promises to be a wide-ranging session that touches on...
by SCTP | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
The TUC has published new analysis which reveals 900,000 under-21s across the UK are currently being left “massively out of pocket” due to being paid a lower rate of the minimum wage. The ‘Raising Pay For Everyone’ Report finds that paying a lower rate to...
by SCTP | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorised
Tom Bewick asks and seeks to answer this question in this interesting article.
