by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Minister of State (Minister for Higher and Further Education), Michelle Donelan, has spoken at a UCAS event about the future of higher education. She sets out that she wants the future to include ‘Quality in teaching and outcomes. Transparency for students....
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published an insight article looking at economic inactivity and its increase during the pandemic.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the Labour market overview, UK: February 2022 which contains estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK. The Institute for Employment Studies briefing...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The final report into the review of the ESFA has been published, alongside the Department for Education’s (DfE) response to the recommendations and changes to the way the DfE will operate from 1 April 2022 onwards. The accepted recommendations include that the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published constituency-level data on people claiming unemployment benefits, expressing the data both as the number of claimants and as a proportion of residents aged 16-64.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
The National Highways has published an inspiring case study of an apprentice who has achieved a major benchmark in their industry, just three years after completing her apprenticeship.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
A new report has been published by the Independent Commission on the College of the Future, calling for greater collaboration between colleges and universities to help address skills gaps and regional inequalities. The report’s key recommendations can be seen in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a policy to define what it means by High-Risk Behaviour by an employer, the possible actions the ESFA may take as a result and its decision making process.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
This article explores the announcement that prisoners are to be offered apprenticeships for the first time. The justice secretary, Dominic Raab, is quoted as saying “We are introducing prisoner apprenticeships to give offenders the skills and training they need to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorised
Analysis of government data by the London Progression Collaboration (LPC) has highlighted a large decline in level 2 apprenticeships. Its analysis states that since 2014/15, level 2 apprenticeship starts in England have fallen by 72%. The LPC provides context for...
