AELP Publishes Traineeship Briefing Paper

National provider network, AELP has published a new Briefing Paper, “Tackling the Growing Barriers to Traineeship Success”,  which is full of useful statistics and feedback from the recent Traineeships event in Parliament, which was followed up by a meeting with...

ForSkills Maths & English Survey

Click here to take part in the ForSkills 2018 maths and English survey for the post-16 sector. With over 300 responses last year this survey is now established as a key vehicle for taking the temperature of maths & English skills delivery. As such it’s a...

Analysis of Sussex Apprenticeship Starts

Click here for a spreadsheet showing SCTP’s local analysis of last week’s apprenticeship starts figures released by the DfE. This shows starts by borough, district and parliamentary constituency and compares Q1-3 (August 2017-April 2018) with the same...

Ofsted Publishes Annual Report

Ofsted has published its latest annual report and accounts showing it had met or exceeded requirements in nine of its thirteen strategic work streams and had completed most inspection schedules despite a reduction in budget.

Register Now for the SCTP Members’ Meeting 19 July

The next SCTP Members’ Meeting is on Thursday 19th July at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath from 9.30-1.00. We hope to see many of you there to listen to speakers from the IfA, SELEP and the Prison Service and enjoy the networking opportunities throughout the morning....

Ofqual Launches T Level Consultation

Ofqual has launched an extensive but time restrained consultation on proposed regulatory approaches with views sought on such matters as assessment structures and timings, retakes, core requirements and grading. The consultation can be seen here – deadline for...

62 NHS Trusts Join AELP

AELP has announced that under the auspices of Health Education England (HEE), 62 NHS Trusts have become AELP members with more Trusts expected to follow. The Trusts, all of whom are on the government’s apprenticeship register, currently employ between 50 and 350...

Downward Trend in Apprenticeship Starts Continues

The DfE has published their latest Apprenticeships and Traineeships Aug-April 2017/18 statistical release which shows that there have been 290,500 apprenticeship starts reported to date between August 2017 and April 2018 for the 2017/18 academic year, which is a drop...