Help boost apprenticeship starts among young people and fix the drop-out rate, skills minister tells IfATE Alex Burghart issues tasks to the institute in new ‘strategic guidance’
Deadline to claim apprenticeship cash incentives extended by 5 days The change has been made in response to employer complaints that the deadline was on a weekend
SMEs frustrated as DfE refusal to reset non-levy cap halts apprenticeship starts Employers reveal they are being forced to cancel recruitment plans and turn apprentices away
NUS is ‘systemically anti-Semitic’, and 3 other things Zahawi said at education committee The education secretary gave evidence to MPs this morning
DfE to spend over £100m on digital platform for Multiply maths scheme It will be designed to assess skill levels and provide online tutoring
First local skills improvement plans published The plans are a key FE reform as outlined in the skills for jobs white paper
Revealed: Local area funding allocations for Multiply adult maths scheme £270m is being dished out to mayoral combined authorities and local councils in England
DfE seeks brokers for SME T Level placements Up to £350 will be paid per placement to the winning contractors