by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new campaign has been launched to encourage employers to pay apprentices a decent salary over and above the national minimum wage. The campaigners cite a decent wage as being between £6.25 and £7.70 per hour, which equates to £13,000 to £16,000 annually respectively...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article highlights that Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has outlined his thoughts about current education policy and what his solution would be for education and training as part of a new publication, called The Road Ahead. In this, he sets out his...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation, in response to the ONS ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey, has calculated that around one million employees are on course to be on the furlough scheme when it closes next week (30 September). Its statement can be read here. Comment...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
As a member of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) Skills Working Group, SCTP attended this week to represent the membership. The group works alongside the SELEP Skills Advisory Panel and “provides a strategic, joined up, holistic LEP view on skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ETF’s monthly EdTech and Digital update for September has been published.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has announced that it will be carrying out an independent review of two catch-up reforms: tutoring and teachers’ professional development. The tutoring review will consider the overall quality of tutoring offered by schools and 16 to 19 providers, irrespective...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has published the National AI Strategy, which aims to invest and plan for the long-term needs of the AI ecosystem, support the transition to an AI-enabled economy, and ensure the UK gets the national and international governance of AI technologies...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
New data from Totaljobs reveals that the number of job vacancies in the social care sector has increased by 84%, compared to August 2020. Recent research from The Work Foundation and Totaljobs revealed that the pandemic has overburdened existing staff, leaving one in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE is holding a Skills for Jobs: A New Further Education Funding and Accountability System webinar on 29 September. The event will be chaired by DfE Director Keith Smith and policy experts and will be an opportunity to feed into the consultation through Q&A...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) is open only to new providers that are able to fulfil a gap in provision identified by an employer. Training providers cannot apply directly to the RoATP and will be invited...
