by Vanessa Potter | Jul 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
Gavin Williamson has been appointed as the new education secretary, replacing Damian Hinds who was dismissed as part of the cabinet reshuffle. Gavin has historically been a supporter of apprenticeships, stating that “Apprenticeships have a vital role to play in...
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
Damian Hinds leaves his post as education secretary, following skills minister Anne Milton departure, as new prime minister Boris Johnson puts his new cabinet together. “… thank you to everyone working in education and children’s care, for all you...
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
Outgoing prime minister Theresa May used her last speech at the dispatch box to plead with her successor to make increasing further education funding his “priority”. Read the full story from FE Week.
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s T Level Professional Development bulletin provides a fortnightly update on the Department for Education’s funded T Level Professional Development offer, including the tools and resources being made available and meetings...
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
Monthly e-news for MI managers, software writers and suppliers about FE data systems and reports, the ILR, open data and other data news.
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
Following the Timpson Review, the Department for Education is consulting on how to make schools more accountable for the students they exclude, working with Ofsted to clamp down on off-rolling, and calling on local areas to explain or change trends in exclusions for...
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
DfE Apprenticeship starts statistics show a 7 per cent increase on last year’s performance, however, starts are still falling significantly short of pre-levy figures. Analysis from FE Week here.
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
Weekly round-up of information and actions for Education and Skills Funding Agency funded organisations.
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
Kevin Courtney, joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, responds to the incoming Prime Minister’s statements that education and school funding is at the top of his domestic agenda. “Our message to Boris Johnson is that, if he is serious about a...
by Vanessa Potter | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorised
Born in the digital age, young people are thought to be disconnected from their local area. ONS have analysed data from the ‘Community Life Survey’ to understand how young people engage with their local area, compared with the rest of the adult population....
