Jessica Hill | FE Week

Scoring a brace in sports career

Declan Swan is a man with two goals – developing his BTEC sports students and winning promotion for Sandbach United FC. It’s a game of keepy-uppy that fills his day from dawn till dusk… For Declan Swan, football isn’t just a passion, it’s his profession both in and out of the classroom. By day, he’s […]

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Our reforms mean 10,000 more apprentices could complete their apprenticeship journey each year

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Industry collaboration and better pay boost apprenticeships

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Functional skills qualifications have never been essential

Good riddance to functional skills qualifications in adult apprenticeships – it’s been putting off learners and employers in their droves

Making the case for functional skills in apprenticeships 

Let’s not forget just how vital functional skills are, for tackling inequality as well as boosting growth

Functional skills for adults are too vital to give up on

Adult literacy and numeracy rates are already woeful, let’s not make them even worse by scrapping functional skills for adult apprentices