The Department for Education has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn by dropping “secret” plans to ban thousands of eligible jobless people from taking part in skills bootcamps. The DfE…
17.33 Jun. 15th, 2021 | News
…the capacity,” she said. Spielman insisted inspectors are “not enforcers” of the law, yet Halfon argued she saw it as a “lesser priority because it’s about skills and apprenticeships and…
15.51 Jun. 15th, 2021 | News
Labour will seek amendments to the Skills Bill so that metro mayors have a bigger role in local skills improvement plans, the House of Lords has heard. The party will…
15.28 Jun. 15th, 2021 | News
…in 2014, GCSE maths was reformed in 2015, and functional skills maths was also reformed in 2019. Despite all these efforts, data shows less than a quarter of students who…
…to address these skills shortages. “We are putting employers at the heart of the skills system and boosting the quality of qualifications on offer so that all students, including those…
0.01 Jun. 15th, 2021 | News
…ministers and chief executives. The successful candidate will also have expertise “relating to the education, jobs and skills mission”, for example, in “education or skills policy or education bodies”. Experience…
13.04 Jun. 14th, 2021 | News
…of how good intentions easily end up short-changing the public. Just think of the ongoing battle over the railways. Enter, then, the post-16 Skills Bill. Don’t get me wrong: there’s…
6.00 Jun. 14th, 2021 | Opinion
…Local Skills and Employment Recovery Hub. It includes a number of resources to help councils understand and develop their thinking around employment and skills programmes as we emerge from the…
6.00 Jun. 13th, 2021 | Opinion
…different from having the digital skills needed for employment. These “skills” encompass a wide range of competencies, many of which are assumed to be innate. But they are not. For…
6.00 Jun. 12th, 2021 | Opinion
…Bodies has sought legal advice over the Skills Bill ahead of its second reading in the House of Lords tomorrow. A key proposal in the Bill is to give the…
6.00 Jun. 14th, 2021 | News
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