by SCTP | Apr 6, 2026 | News
The Department for Education is hosting an upcoming webinar focused on SEND reform in post-16 education, featuring the Skills Minister on Monday 11 May 2026. More information and booking is here.
by SCTP | Apr 4, 2026 | News
The Sussex Chamber had issued the latest Future Skills Sussex LSIP Newsletter April 2026. This edition includes: Employer Sector Workshops: January Engagement Update; Provider & Stakeholder Workshops: February Collaboration Update; Action Planning Group: February...
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
This FE News article from the British Cleaning Council reacts to the Government’s announcement that the apprenticeship will be defunded from September, just two and a half years after its launch.
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This FE News article from Institute of Employability Professionals explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young people into...
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
Last month, Skills England convened a series of Youth Employability Summits to look at particular issues around skills and work readiness in young people from three different perspectives: young people themselves place-based leaders from Mayoral Combined Authorities...
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to recommend minimum wage rates for April 2027. The Low Pay Commission are asking for written submissions to inform those recommendations. Details of the consultation and how to respond are here. The consultation closes...
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
This report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of new minimum wage rates in April 2026 and looks ahead at future changes for 2027.
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
New minimum wage rates come into force from 1 April, following Low Pay Commission recommendations. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
Following publication of the National Achievement Rate Tables (NARTs) on Thursday 26 March 2026, the DfE has now released the final qualification achievement rates (QARs) on view your education data, along with national rates for benchmarking purposes. Click here for...
by SCTP | Apr 3, 2026 | News
Latest information from the DfE including: 1.Information: Further education college condition allocation 2026 to 2027; 2.Information: Final qualification achievement rates for 2024 to 2025 released.
