by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
WorldSkills UK, in partnership with Coca-Cola European Partners, have launched the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards 2019. These awards are to honour and celebrate individuals and organisations who are championing diversity and inclusion within their...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report looking at support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England. They conclude that while some children with SEND are receiving high-quality support, many others are not getting the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
A new report from Centre for Cities says that in order to help UK high streets, the government should help towns and cities improve skill levels among local workforces in order to attract businesses and generate well paid jobs. This article discusses the issues which...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, spoke at the Universities UK conference, setting out a challenge to the higher education sector to ensure wider access to universities to students from all backgrounds. His speech can be read here. The Universities Minister,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
We are looking for tutors and curriculum leads for our latest funded opportunity Taking Teaching Further (TTF). TTF is a co-mentoring project pairing FE tutors and curriculum leads from colleges and training providers, with industry professionals from the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published the end of programme report for the Area Review programme which closed in March 2019. The individual area review reports can be found here. They have also published a report on the impact of college mergers in FE, providing a...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
Anne Milton has spoken about her time as Skills Minister and her highlights of her time in the role.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published a paper summarising key findings of a systematic review on the topic of how informal caring roles interact with employment.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP (SELEP) launched the Digital Skills Partnership in June 2019. It brings together regional businesses, large employers, charities, and public sector organisations to tackle local digital skills challenges. One of their first jobs in the South East is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorised
Comment on the news, outlined in the latest ESFA Inform publication, that the ESFA plan to introduce another data field in the ILR for logging apprentices off-the-job training hours from next August. Following the announcement providers are urging the ESFA to...
