Lord John Bird presents National Extension College bursaries to Big Issue vendors past and present
Big Issue vendor, Mark Siequien and ex Big Issue vendor, Harry Bowyer, have been presented with education bursaries by Lord John Bird, founder of The…
Month: November 2017
My week of work experience at the ESFA
My name’s Arun, I’m 14 years old and I’m on work experience at the ESFA. The part I’ve been working in is the apprenticeship service…
How apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly prevalent way into full-time employment
By nurturing talent, cementing skillsets from scratch and providing apprentices with first-hand experience and training of a trade, apprentices bring benefits to both the apprentice…
Apprenticeship awards recognise businesses with edge
Two North East businesses have been recognised for their ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of skilled employees at a regional awards ceremony which…
British public attitudes to education
DfE today (27 Nov) produced the results from the “Attitudes to education and children’s services: the British Social Attitudes survey 2016“. Although the majority of…
Award recognises commitment to training seasonal staff
Family theme park Pleasurewood Hills is reaping the benefits of investing in training its seasonal staff. The Lowestoft-based company brought in skills specialist Seetec to…
English and maths for 16 to 18 year olds: effective teaching
DfE today (27 Nov) published their report into effective teaching and provision of English and mathematics to those without GCSE grades A* to C, and some…
NWRC student awarded £3,000 mentoring grant by Acorn
A Hospitality and Catering student who received a £3,000 bursary from the Acorn Fund, has chosen his lecturer at North West Regional College (NWRC) to…
Cardiff and Vale College welcomes students from Atlantic College for mini sports festival
Students from Atlantic College were welcomed to Cardiff and Vale College this week for a mini sports festival with CAVC partners Cardiff Blues and MPTC.…
New Industrial Strategy. Details on ‘parity’ of systems, more money to attract under represented learners, T Levels and Retaining Scheme
The Government’s published a new 131 page Industrial Strategy White Paper today outlining their plans to increase productivity in the UK. The Industrial Strategy is based…
