70 Green Apprenticeships Fit for a King

This IFATE blog gives a COP27 update and finds that a total of 70 apprenticeships are now supportive of green or net zero goals, with well over 100 existing apprenticeships also up for revision to make them greener. Click here for more.

New Research on the Impact of Accents on Social Mobility

Accents act as a barrier to social mobility, according to new research published by the Sutton Trust today. The report examines the impact that someone’s accent has on their journey through education and into the workplace, based on the experiences of sixth-formers,...

ESFA Update 2nd November

Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Action: FE providers needed for research on improving the further education (FE) workforce data collection; 2. Information: latest update on the provider data self-assessment toolkit (PDSAT); 3. Information: 2021 to 2022 final...

Major Survey Shows Apprentices Happier with SMEs

Apprentices are reporting more positive experiences with small and medium sized employers (SMEs), an influential national survey of apprenticeship experiences has revealed. The findings are part of a new report setting out the learning and assessment experiences of...