Opportunity Area Plans Launched

by | Oct 9, 2017 | Uncategorised

Education Secretary, Justine Greening has launched plans to raise education standards and broaden the horizons of young people in areas struggling with social mobility. The Opportunity Area programme is a key part of the government’s priority of tackling social...

SCTP Activity Update

by | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised

SCTP’s next Pre-employment Meeting for members takes place on Wednesday 11th October at Sussex Downs College, Newhaven between 9.30 & 12.30. This meeting a great opportunity for providers delivering NEET programmes, Traineeships, ESF, Programmes for the...

Team UK All Set For World Skills

by | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised

This week, 34 of the UK’s most highly rated young competitors will fly to Abu Dhabi for WorldSkills 2017, where they will compete for the top awards in what has been dubbed the ‘olympics of skills’. A special mention for beauty therapy student Kaiya Swain...

Improving Learner Support And Ofsted Grades

by | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised

This Fe News article focusses on how Apprenticeship providers could be receiving lower Ofsted grades because they do not have provisions in place to proactively identify and support learners with hidden, additional learning needs. It focuses on how to improve learner...

e-Learning WMB Joins SCTP

by | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorised

SCTP’s latest new associate member is e-Learning WMB. We welcome director Andrew Howie and his team and look forward to working with them. The company has developed a product called Apprentix –  an e-portfolio and learning system for apprenticeship...