Government Announces Schools Funding Increase

New funding announced by the government for schools has been announced which includes £2.6 billion for 2020/21 academic year. As part of this, every secondary school will receive a minimum of £5000 per pupil next year, and every primary school getting a minimum of...

Are You Disability Confident?

Disability Confident is about encouraging long-term behavioural change and making the business case for employing disabled people and ensuring that they have the opportunities to fulfil their potential. By giving employers the tools and techniques to help them recruit...

Apprenticeship and Levy Statistics: August 2019

The DfE has published the latest apprenticeships statistics covering apprenticeship starts, apprenticeship service registrations and commitments. It shows there have been 361,400 apprenticeship starts reported to date between August 2018 and June 2019 for the 2018/19...

Team UK Success at WorldSkills 2019

Team UK won four medals at WorldSkills 2019. Gold medals were won in aircraft maintenance and beauty therapy, a silver medal in car painting and a bronze in hairdressing. There were also 15 medallions of excellence awarded to UK competitors, which are awarded to those...

New ETF Guide to the FE Sector

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a new simple guide on the Further Education system in England called ‘So what is the FE Sector?’. The guide gives a clear explanation of what the FE sector is, what the different types of providers are in the...