by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
In the first oral evidence hearing this morning, the committee heard from college representatives, economists and FE policy experts on a range of issues concerning FE including chronic underfunding and GCSE maths and English resits policy. Click here for more from FE...
by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
Over 25,000 young people started a T Level in the fifth year of the government’s flagship qualification rollout. This marks a 59 per cent increase on the previous year – a rate of growth that is believed to be insufficient for the courses to “become the dominant...
by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
Part 2 of this FE News series discusses how adult education can be repositioned as not just a learning provider but a cornerstone of social and economic progress, influencing policy, community development, and societal wellbeing.
by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
A consultation has been launched by the DfE to set core digital standards for all schools and colleges focused on high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity. Click here for more from FE News.
by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
The government’s forthcoming apprenticeship reforms will deter many employers from upskilling their workforce via higher and degree apprenticeships, according to 69% of the nation’s universities surveyed by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) of its...
by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
‘The UK Skills Revolution: Building a Data-Driven Skills System in an Era of Disruption’ is a report from Lightcast.
by SCTP | Mar 30, 2025 | News
The Government’s consultation on establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove closes on the 13th April.
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2025 | News
The 2025 to 2026 apprenticeship funding rules will be released in May 2025. In a change for this year, the DfE is not publishing a draft version of the funding rules in March. This approach allows them to incorporate the latest policy developments before publication....
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2025 | News
The Department for Education’s National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards are an opportunity to showcase the apprentices, employers and champions who have excelled this year. Entries to the awards will open in April 2025. It is free to enter the awards, and all entries...
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2025 | News
The DfE has published the latest apprenticeship statistics for England covering the 2024 to 2025 academic year reported to date, August 2024 to January 2025. Meanwhile, a letter from the Minister for Skills, Jacqui Smith on current apprenticeship standards achievement...
