by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has launched a consultation on the ‘Protect Duty’ which seeks to improve security and organisational preparedness at a wide range of publicly accessible locations, including education settings. The consultation will seek views on who would a...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
The CIPD has claimed that the apprenticeship levy has “failed on every key measure” and is urging the government to reform the system to make it more flexible for employers.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DWP has confirmed the publication of a new Call for tender for the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) area. The Pathways to opportunity for young people call is for projects that support under 25-year olds who are NEET to be prepared for local...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
A survey by Jisc of more than 6,500 students and graduates to find out how Covid-19 was impacting their career decisions and experiences has found that more than a quarter of respondents had changed their career plans due to the pandemic and 37% said they are still...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education Policy Institute has published a new report entitled ‘Measuring the disadvantage gap in 16-19 education’. This research finds that the gap in educational attainment between poorer students and their peers is substantial during the 16-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
SCTP member Learning Curve Group has announced that it has completed an acquisition of Antrec Ltd, which delivers a range of funded and commercial adult learning courses.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Campaign for Learning has published a new report entitled Understanding and Overcoming a Mental Health Crisis in 2021. brings together specialists from mental health and post-16 education and employment who set out what needs to be done to prevent or limit a...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor is set to announce his budget on 3 March. The budget is reportedly set to include a £126 million boost for traineeships to create another 40,000 places. He is also set to increase the employer incentive for recruiting apprentices to £3000 per apprentice...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article describes the current situation that ahead of the return to face to face education and training on 8 March, private training providers are not expected to have COVID-19 testing kits until the end of the month, whereas schools and colleges will receive...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
We’re delighted to announce that Fedcap Employment has become the latest full member of SCTP. A word from our new member: Fedcap Employment delivers employability solutions across Britain to help people find sustainable work. Our vision is to advance the social and...
