by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Institute of Apprenticeship and Technical Education (IfATE) work with employers to develop, approve, review and revise apprenticeships and technical qualifications. Their work aims to make sure apprenticeships and technical education are of the highest quality....
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DfE are consulting on proposals to further strengthen the initial teacher training (ITT) system for the further education (FE) sector in England. They want to ensure that publicly funded ITT is creating a strong supply of new teachers to the FE sector,...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The government has unveiled 55 towns that will benefit from a £1.1 billion levelling up investment, as part of a long-term plan for towns that provide long-term investment in towns that have been overlooked and taken for granted. Towns that will be given the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
Tens of thousands of 16-24-year-olds will be given access to additional support in finding and securing work following the expansion of the Department for Work and Pensions’ Youth Offer. Despite youth unemployment being down by over 43% since 2010, young people are...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
Brighton and Hove City Council are asking for comments on the following plan below. Becky Pratley of Brighton and Hove City Council says “Following the success of the Cost of Living summit in January and ongoing work across the city, our Draft Brighton &...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
New figures show that The Department for Education handed £96 million of apprenticeship funding back to the Treasury last year. Of the department’s £2.554 billion total apprenticeship budget in the 2022-23 financial year, £2.458 billon, or 96 per cent, was spent. This...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
Office for Students is hosting an event for higher education providers, employers and other stakeholders to hear more details about the degree apprenticeships funding competition. This event will provide an overview of the degree apprenticeships funding competition...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council have shared the following information about the “Read On” project which has been launched recently by their colleagues in the Library Service. Read On is a library-run learning to read scheme for adults who want to improve their reading...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Sussex Chamber of Commerce has announced they’ll be holding their Future Skills Sussex – Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) launch event on Friday 6 October at University of Sussex. The event will be a celebration of all the amazing collaborative...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
Rishi Sunak is considering a reform of A-levels in England which could see the introduction of a new “British baccalaureate”. The prime minister’s plans, which he initially suggested last year, could include the compulsory study of maths and English...
