by SCTP | Feb 3, 2025 | News
Ofsted has published the findings of its implementation review and is consulting on a new approach to inspecting education providers and the introduction of report cards. A press release is here. Comment and analysis is here.
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
National Productivity Week ran from the 27-31 January. To mark this the Productivity Institute published an article entitled ‘The Productivity Agenda Needs To Be Joined Up And Scaled Up Across Regions’. They argue that there is an urgent need for...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
The Edge Foundation has published a new research report today, “Degree Apprenticeships in England: What can we learn from the experiences of apprentices, employers and education and training providers?” The research is based on nearly 100 interviews with...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
New and existing early years educators will soon be able to benefit from new high-quality training pathways, as the government pushes ahead with its commitment, as part of its Plan for Change, to deliver an early years system that gives every child the best start in...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
This article from Mesma looks at what we can learn from the Australian government’s recently published report ‘Skills for tomorrow: Shaping the future of Australian Apprenticeships’ which called for a renewed focus on SMEs to reinvigorate engagement in...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
This article from the Education & Training Foundation looks at the challenges facing Further Education & Skills leaders in tackling extremism and ways to move forward as a sector. This first article of a two-part series, discusses the challenges posed by the...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
So says the Recruitment & Employment Confederation is this article looking at the challenges of generating economic growth and strategies to underpin this.
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
Draft proposals outlining Brighton & Hove City Council’s spending priorities for 2025/26 and plans to provide long-term protection of key services have been published. Spending priorities include more than £24million to support temporary and emergency...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet has endorsed proposals to deliver a balanced budget for the year ahead and provide support for the most vulnerable in line with its Council Plan priorities. The decision means the proposed budget for 2025/26 and Council Plan will...
by SCTP | Feb 2, 2025 | News
Rules around qualification levels of early years staff are to be relaxed from September to give the sector “respite” from a long-running recruitment crisis, the government has announced. Click here for comment and analysis.
