Advanced progress review practice

For experienced trainers, coaches and leaders who want to deliver exceptional progress reviews using current digital tools and engagement strategies. Are your progress reviews helping…

Preparing for and Managing a Funding Assurance Review (Audit) – 2025/26

Part of the Compliance Essentials CPD Series Funding assurance reviews can feel daunting, but with the right preparation they don’t have to be disruptive or…

Apprenticeship compliance fundamentals and what this means for your role

Everyone involved in apprenticeship delivery should understand the fundamentals of apprenticeship compliance. Whether you’re involved in training, curriculum design, quality assurance, employer engagement or administration…

Data management in apprenticeship programmes: including ILR and operational effectiveness

Do you and your organisation have confidence in collecting and analysing data to generate funding effectively, inform operations and meet your compliance obligations? Data management…

Apprenticeship Governing Boards: What does 2026 hold?

Apprenticeship Governing Boards: What does 2026 hold? I’ve spent many years sitting on or advising the boards and committees of independent training providers, employer providers…

World Quality Week: Thinking Differently – Creating the Space to Speak the Truth

Each year, Chartered Quality Institute’s World Quality Week gives us a reason to pause and reflect on what we do well across the further education and skills…

Webinar series – Embedding Effective Assessment in Apprenticeships

Get ahead of the changes – build assessment practice that works for learners, employers and your team. The way assessment is used in apprenticeships is…

Curriculum for the New Apprenticeship Landscape

Plan your curriculum so apprentices are ready for assessment and the workplace. Changes to how assessment is carried out will have a direct knock-on effect…

Compliance essential series: Understanding apprenticeship financial management – Funding, forecasting, costs and budgeting

Apprenticeship financial management is complex. Do you and your organisation know whether your provision is modelled effectively and profitably? Do you meet the compliance obligations for…

Claiming apprenticeship learning support funding (LSF) with confidence - 2025/26

Apprenticeship providers often lack confidence in claiming Learning Support Funding (LSF) but with quality infrastructure and evidence templates, providers should be able to generate the…

Apprenticeship compliance for leaders – CPD accredited

“An apprenticeship deliverer is only going to be compliant if they understand the real risks within their organisation” This CPD-accredited, in-depth webinar series digs deeply…

Understanding Apprenticeship Off the Job training in 2025/26

Are your organisation’s models for planning and delivery compliant with the new 25/26 apprenticeship funding rules, and are you adopting best practice models for change?…

Data management in apprenticeship programmes: including ILR and operational effectiveness

Do you and your organisation have confidence in collecting and analysing data to generate funding effectively, inform operations and meet your compliance obligations? Data management…

Understanding Apprenticeship Financial Management

Apprenticeship financial management is complex. Do you, and your organisation, know whether your provision is modelled effectively and profitable? Do you meet the compliance obligations…

Apprenticeship compliance for your role

Everyone involved in apprenticeship delivery should understand the fundamentals of apprenticeship compliance. Whether you’re involved in training, curriculum design, quality assurance, employer engagement or administration…

Recognising and responding to harmful behaviours

How confident are your staff in spotting and responding to harmful behaviours in line with their safeguarding responsibilities? We’re excited to be teaming up with…

Progress Reviews: Advanced practice for expert practitioners

Join our advanced masterclass, designed specifically for experienced apprenticeship trainers, coaches, mentors and leaders who want to take progress reviews to the next level. Why…

Level 3 award in undertaking end-point assessment

Are you looking to conduct end-point assessment in the future, or prepare apprentices for it? End-point assessment is different and high stakes. This Level 3…

Apprenticeship curriculum design

Whether you’ve been on our curriculum webinar series, or are new to SDN, this Masterclass will help you hone your skills as a curriculum developer.…

Apprenticeship compliance for leaders - CPD accredited

“An apprenticeship deliverer is only going to be compliant if they understand the real risks within their organisation” This CPD-accredited, in-depth webinar series digs deeply…

How to practically implement the new 2025-26 Apprenticeship Funding Rules

With an early release of the new apprenticeship funding rules (2025/26) due to be published in May, join us for our annual business-critical webinar series…

Apprenticeship compliance fundamentals and what this means for your role

Everyone involved in apprenticeship delivery should understand the fundamentals of apprenticeship compliance. Whether you’re involved in training, curriculum design, quality assurance, employer engagement or administration…

Strategic Management and the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework

Understanding performance, risk and accountability following the 2026 updates. All apprenticeship providers are monitored, measured and held accountable through their performance against the indicators within…

Delivering high-quality Skills Bootcamps: top tips for Internal Quality Assurance professionals

As internal quality assurance professionals working with Skills Bootcamp providers, your role is vital in ensuring that participants receive top-notch training that aligns with industry…

Understanding end-point assessment: a crucial step for on-programme apprenticeship trainers

In the ever-evolving landscape of apprenticeships, staying updated with assessment methods as standards are revised is crucial for on-programme trainers. The Level 3 Understanding End Point…

Delivering end-point assessments – what are the risks that need considering?

Risks are part of everyday life. To a greater or lesser extent, we all take them; and we all take steps to make them be,…

Navigating the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework from a strategic perspective

Navigating the complex world of apprenticeship performance can be a daunting task. The Department for Education’s (DfE) Apprenticeship Accountability Framework sets out clear guidelines for…

Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR), Retention rates and pass rates for 2018-19 to 2022-23

SDN Strategic Associate, David Lockhart Hawkins, has released a series of LinkedIn posts on the recently published Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR), Retention rates and pass…

The art of unifying integrated degree assessment and end-point assessment (EPA)

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the integration of degree assessment and end-point assessment (EPA) for apprenticeships is a growing requirement that universities need…

Is our Maths and English delivery on target?

It goes without saying that throughout the delivery of apprenticeships, we need to make sure our apprentices are on target with their maths and English.…

How to create & adapt individual learning plans that work for your apprentices

If you’re a trainer or assessor in the apprenticeship space, you know how important it is to have a good individual learning plan (ILP) for…

The SDN Apprentice Perspective

SDN supports hundreds of apprenticeship providers each year to launch, develop and improve their apprenticeship training. We work directly with employers too, to help them…

Quality assurance and improvement in apprenticeships: Four reflective questions to ask yourself

Quality assurance and improvement (QA/I) is a vital part of any apprenticeship provider’s work. It makes sure that the training and assessment delivered to apprentices…

Final week to have your say – DfE-funded apprenticeship support for the sector

There is just one week left for all those involved in the delivery of apprenticeships to respond to the sector-wide training needs analysis survey – giving you…

Top Tips for Mastering the Professional Discussion

If you’re an end-point assessor, a coach, trainer, mentor or on-programme assessor, you know how important it is to plan and facilitate professional discussions with…

Improving quality assurance in integrated end-point assessment

In this blog, SDN and Evoko’s university and end-point assessment specialist, Emily Hughes, gives some practical reflections on external quality assurance for integrated end-point assessment. As…

Degree Apprenticeship Funding Competition – what do you need to consider?

The Office for Students (OfS) has launched a £40 million competitive bidding exercise for registered higher education institutions. The exercise focuses on expanding Level 6…