by Jasmine Griffiths | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons library have put together a guide to inform people of what support is available to further education students across the UK to help with their fees and living costs. Click here for the financial support for higher education students version...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorised
Over 70 courses are set to be cut by the government in effort to make way for the fourth wave of T Levels. Popular creative media practice and animal management BTECs will be among those to have their funding withdrawn from August 1, 2025, the DfE recently...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorised
Accelerated adoption of AI could help the UK to achieve tech superpower status by 2028. However, businesses are still struggling to find employees with good digital skills. Amazon Web Services (AWS) commissioned independent consultancy, Strand Partners, to undertake a...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorised
When comparing the pre-pandemic period to today, the national employment story has generally focused on the rise in inactivity due to ill health and the resultant fall in employment. However, in this report, Resolution Foundation show that this is not the picture in...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
FE Week recently published a new report, Enabling Better Outcomes: A wider view of apprenticeship success, which has revealed that while employers see the value in hiring apprentices, there are many barriers to supporting apprentices to complete their apprenticeship...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
The DfE has provided further education and skills statistics cover the first quarter of the 2023 to 2024 academic year, reported to date. They include government-funded further education for adults, aged 19 and over. This covers: • adult further education and skills...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
Members of the UK’s first AI Opportunity Forum have been appointed with a clear mission to boost the adoption of AI in the private sector. Overseen by the Technology Secretary and the Prime Minister’s Special Adviser on Business and Investment, pioneering AI companies...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Assessment Innovation Fund, created by the educational charity and leader in vocational and technical education NCFE, is for any organisation with an idea and interest in transforming the current education system. Window 6 of the Assessment Innovation Fund is...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
This months apprenticeships publication has been updated. Key figures from the 2023/24 academic year show: Apprenticeship starts were up by 7.0% to 130,830 compared to 122,290 reported for the same period in the previous year. Under 19s accounted for 32.7% of starts...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorised
The DfE have provided a summary of responses received and the government’s response to the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) consultation and next steps. The initial teacher training (ITT) system plays a critical role in ensuring that new teachers are well-equipped to...
