2025 Reform: 10,000 More Apprenticeship Places as English and Maths Rules Change
Up to 10,000 more apprentices will be able to qualify per year as the government cuts red tape to boost economic growth by giving employers…
Skills England
What is Skills England?
Skills England is a key post 16 skills strategy from the Labour Party and is a part of their Election Manifesto pledge.
Post‐16 education strategy and Skills England
In their election manifesto, the Labour party said: We will establish Skills England to bring together business, training providers and unions with national and local government to ensure we have the highly trained workforce needed to deliver Labour’s Industrial Strategy.
Skills England will formally work with the Migration Advisory Committee to make sure training in England accounts for the overall needs of the labour market. And we are committed to devolving adult skills funding to Combined Authorities, empowering local leaders to have greater control of skills development in their areas, alongside a greater role in supporting people into work. Skills England will co-ordinate between local areas to ensure everyone can access all the opportunities available.
EpAO Business Planning in 2025: Part 2: Ten Policy Areas that will Shape your Business
In this second of series of articles on EpAO business planning I will explore the policy environment and how EpAOs can use it to shape…
Jennifer Coupland to move on from IfATE to take up role at LSBU Group
Jennifer Coupland, our chief executive, is to take up a new role at London South Bank University, after five years at the helm of IfATE.…
What’s Coming in 2025
2024 gave us big headlines – now 2025 is about delivery. As the a year gets underway, the pressure is on the government to turn…
Where are the People to Build 1.5 Million Homes?
Compared to European countries, the UK needs an extra 4 million homes to fully alleviate the housing crisis. In this context the Government’s commitment to…
UK Faces Regional ‘Skills Chasm’ as Education Gap Widens
People in London (66%) are twice as likely to hold a degree than rural regions such as Greater Lincolnshire (33%), fuelling a growing skills divide…
AoC and the Bell Foundation release Supporting ESOL in Devolved Authorities report
A national vision for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision would boost growth and prosperity in local communities, according to a new report…
Whither 2024!
Projections for number of young people who are likely to be economically inactive or not in education or training to be so by the middle…
New FE + Skills Collective report sets out recommendations to strengthen sector
A new report from the FE + Skills Collective, published today, highlights the crucial role of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity in building a stronger Further…
A Session of Two Halves
Three Cs characterised the first panel of the new-look Education Select Committee’s second public session, certainty, choice, and clarity. The Committee focused on the Government’s…