by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Prime Minister has welcomed the publication of the independent review into post-18 education, saying: “By failing to equip more of our young people with the technical skills they will need to compete in the jobs of the future, we have hampered our ability to...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
An independent panel was tasked by the Government last year with reviewing post-18 education and funding. Following a consultation period, the panel has now produced its report with accompanying annexes and supporting statistics. The report has 53 recommendations for...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published a report exploring the influence of post-18 education on aspects of society such as civil engagement and the likelihood to vote, health and wellbeing and economic activity.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced the providers who will be delivering ESF programmes in Local Enterprise Partnership areas, working in local communities to increase participation in education, training and employment. Congratulations to SCTP members CXK, London Learning...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation outlining latest news and support programmes for the FE and skills sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) Talent to Teach in FE programme, formerly known as Pathways to FE has been re-launched. The programme arranges 40-hour placements for participants at a range of providers across the sector including colleges,...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department of Education has published a report comparing the post-compulsory education system in England with ten comparator countries.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Interesting article from City & Guilds MD talking about the future of qualifications and lifelong learning for lifelong employability.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the latest apprenticeships statistics covering apprenticeship starts, apprenticeship service registrations and commitments. It shows there have been 285,000 apprenticeship starts reported to date between August 2018 and March 2019 for the 2018/19...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The British Chambers of Commerce is carrying out its quarterly economic survey and would encourage businesses to complete the two-minute survey to help provide key data about the local economy. The survey can be accessed here.
