by SCTP | Jan 12, 2025 | News
This annual report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies contains latest estimates of spending per pupil and resource challenges across different stages of education in England.
by SCTP | Jan 12, 2025 | News
A report for the Social Market Foundation has revealed that over £400 million in apprenticeship levy funds was spent on people who already held a bachelor’s degree or higher last year. This has reignited some calls for more radical apprenticeship spending...
by SCTP | Jan 12, 2025 | News
Proposals for a business administration apprenticeship standard at level 2 have been approved after five years of campaigning from employers and training organisations. Trailblazer leaders hope to see the standard finally delivered later this year. Click here for...
by SCTP | Jan 10, 2025 | News
The Department for Work and Pensions and the Ministry of Justice have announced that top UK business leaders will spearhead a major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime. Leaders from household names including Greggs,...
by SCTP | Jan 10, 2025 | News
Latest edition of East Sussex County Council’s monthly Funding News publication which shares success stories, information on training courses and details of forthcoming funding opportunities for East Sussex charities and community sector organisations.
by SCTP | Jan 10, 2025 | News
Training providers that hold national skills bootcamp contracts could be in line for an extension. The previous government committed half a billion pounds to subsidise the short courses between 2022 and 2025, with funding set to run out in March. Labour ministers...
by SCTP | Jan 10, 2025 | News
THE Cabinets of the three Sussex upper tier Councils have agreed to submit an expression of interest (EOI) to be considered for the Government’s Devolution Priority Programme indicating support for a Sussex Mayoral Strategic Authority which could unlock new money and...
by SCTP | Jan 10, 2025 | News
The East Sussex Careers Hub (ESCH) will be running a workshop with the Careers and Enterprise Company about their Employer Standards self-assessment tool. It will take place on Thursday 27 February 9am – 12pm, at the View Hotel in Eastbourne. The Employer...
by SCTP | Jan 6, 2025 | News
Following the publication of the English Devolution White Paper, the Leaders of West Sussex County Council, East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council have reached a consensus that an elected Mayor for Sussex will unlock significant powers and...
by SCTP | Jan 6, 2025 | News
The Government is launching the new ‘Connect to Work’ employability programme, in Spring 2025, and East Sussex County Council will be the Accountable Body for the delivery of the programme in East Sussex. Connect to Work is outlined in the Government’s ‘Get Britain...
