by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Last year, the government announced a £1.5 million programme to support people back into work in the private sector after time spent away from the labour market while undertaking a role in caring. These projects could help returners update their skills, provide other...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council has published the latest 2018/19 data for young people participating in education, training or employment with training. Key headlines for January 2019 are: Duty to participate at academic age 16 for Jan 19 was 95.4%, slight decrease from...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon MP, has called for a radical re-think of England’s education system, including replacing GCSEs and A Levels for a ‘holistic baccalaureate’ for 18 year olds which recognises academic and technical...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has called on the Government to clarify its plans for future UK access to the EU international exchange programme ‘Erasmus’ in its report, Brexit: the Erasmus and Horizon programmes. As well as being a university...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published research which looks at the different attitudes of female and male students aged 15 to 16 when thinking about STEM subjects. The research found that girls enjoy STEM subjects less than boys and are less likely to pursue STEM...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest issue of the South East region’s magazine for businesses.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The shortlist for the AAC Apprenticeship Awards has been announced. Congratulations to SCTP members, Skills Training UK for being shortlisted for the Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Apprenticeships (Provider) award, and Seetec for the Business &...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Following a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research last month warning that two thirds of secondary schools are not complying with the Baker clause, the DfE has admitted that no action has been taken against schools who have failed to comply with it. Read...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Supporting material have been produced by the ESFA to support the promotion of National Apprenticeship Week, which is 4 – 8 March 2019. Guides and logos can be found here. Brand guidelines for the National Apprenticeship Service’s marketing materials are...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has published guidance for ESFA funded training providers to help identify potential fraud. It is a list of generic indicators for potential fraud including personal and organisational motives for fraud, weakness of internal controls and possible...
