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Speed read: What the chancellor’s summer statement promised for FE and skills

Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a summer statement today in which he outlined the government’s “plan for jobs” to tackle unemployment post-Covid-19. The statement included a number of funding boosts and new policies for apprentices and skills, ranging from employer cash incentives to a third year of education to school and college leavers. FE Week has […]

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‘Kickstarter’ young employees cannot also be apprentices, Treasury confirms

Young people who take part in the government’s £2 billion “kickstart” scheme cannot also be apprentices, the Treasury has confirmed. Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed in his summer statement today that the government will pay the wages of “hundreds of thousands” of people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming universal credit to take six-month work […]

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Chancellor announces ‘brand-new bonus for businesses to hire apprentices’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a “brand new bonus” for employers to hire apprentices over the next six months. From August to January, any firm that hires a new young apprentice aged 16 to 24 will receive £2,000, while those that hire new apprentices aged 25 and over will be paid £1,500. Announcing the incentives […]

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Extra £101m for school and college leavers to return for a third year

The government has pledged £101 million to give all 18 to 19 year olds who are struggling to find work in England the “opportunity” to study “targeted high value level 2 and 3 courses”. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the “high value courses for school and college leavers” scheme during his summer statement this afternoon. An […]

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Chancellor expected to reveal sliding scale of employer cash incentives to boost apprenticeships

The chancellor is set to announce a sliding scale of cash incentives for employers to take on both young and adult apprentices in his summer statement today, FE Week understands. Firms are expected to receive more for taking on under 25s. Rishi Sunak is due to provide the details this afternoon as he unveils his […]

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SPONSORED: Key workers and award winners highlight the power of BTEC

On 25th June, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of learners, teachers, schools, colleges, training providers and employers in the UK and internationally at our tenth annual BTEC awards ceremony. Celebrating this year’s winners was especially poignant given the challenges presented by coronavirus with schools and colleges being shut, learning continuing at home and changes to […]

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How FE can support the economy and drive social mobility

Construction Gateway in the West Midlands has resulted in wider economic benefits and more students finding jobs, says Clare Hatton “Levelling-up” has become a buzz word in politics, particularly following the prime minister’s pledge to provide equal opportunity and future prosperity. But as we continue to navigate a global health crisis, it is set to […]

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From Saturday adults can go to the pub but not to college. Could that change before September?

The Department for Education has revealed it is considering allowing adult learners to return to college before September ahead of the full re-opening of FE providers. It comes after the Association of Colleges chief executive David Hughes said “it cannot be right adults can go to the pub with their mates” from July 4, but they “cannot undertake an assessment to complete their […]

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Answering the call for digital skills excellence

With the government setting out its plans for infrastructure investment and skills, we need to better prepare for a digital economic future, writes Neil Bentley-Gockmann. As we emerge from the worst stages of the coronavirus and start to deal with the economic and social consequences of having to shut down whole sectors of the economy, […]

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