by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised
Skills gaps remain “stubbornly high” with nearly two thirds of organisations facing skills shortages, research has revealed. According to The Open University’s annual Business Barometer report, three in five (62 per cent) UK organisations continue to report “worrying”...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised
In their general election manifestos, the main UK-wide political parties set out their ambitions for schools and colleges in England, including commitments on funding. In this article, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) detail what this might mean for schools and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised
Further education leaders have expressed their “alarm” at the lack of detail on education funding in the main party political manifestos. Closing the end of ‘manifestos’ week, leaders of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, adult education body Holex...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised
National adult education procured contracts are to be extended, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has announced. Training providers that were successful in the government’s £75 million tender for 2023/24 will have their allocations renewed into 2024/25 for one...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 23, 2024 | Uncategorised
Ahead of the general election on 4th July, the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has published an analysis of the plans for education set out in the manifestos of the main political parties in England. This report provides an...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jun 17, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Office of National Statistics have provided the June estimates of employment, unemployment, inactivity, average weekly earnings, vacancies and other labour market related statistics for the UK. Click here for more and here for commentary from the Institute for...
