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‘apprenticeships’
Huge numbers of women are now taking apprenticeships, but Dr Carole Easton explains why YWT thinks they are missing out “at every level” compared to their male counterparts. Much has changed since apprenticeships mainly acted as a route into trades for men, with few opportunities for women. Last year 264,750 women and 235,140 men began […]
Opinion
Apprenticeships and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have traditionally made uncomfortable bedfellows — but improving the situation has been made a key priority for post-16 education and training area reviews. Skill Minister Nick Boles’ updated guidance, released earlier this month, called for “sufficient access to high quality and relevant education and training […]
News
LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed An FE principal and chief executive officer (CEO) has been paid a salary of over £330k for 2014/15 — more than doubling her wage for the previous year. Sunaina Mann, principal and CEO of the North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) Group, received […]
Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell explains why apprenticeships are vital for our country. Apprenticeships are fundamental to the future of Britain. The positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and our economy and society cannot be overstated. In my area of Manchester alone, I’ve seen local businesses thrive and grow after deciding to invest in apprenticeships, […]
The Government’s Enterprise Bill — currently making its way through parliament — contains a number of measures designed to set minimum standards for apprenticeships, including legally protecting the term ‘apprenticeship’ and setting public sector targets. However, reporter Jude Burke found that these pale in comparison to the first time government legislated on minimum standards for […]
National Apprenticeship Week is about banging the drum for apprenticeships. It is about showcasing the excellent work that has been taking place across the country and it is about shouting from the rooftop — an apprenticeship can take you anywhere. Apprenticeships embody one simple idea — opportunity. They are an opportunity for young people to […]
Local authorities have recorded a nationwide increase in the proportion of young people in education or training across England. Data to be published on Wednesday shows that 91.2 per cent of 1,170,630 16 and 17-year-olds known to local authorities across the country were in some form of education or training at the end of 2015. […]
Nadhim Zahawi is England’s new education secretary, FE Week profiled Zahawi back in 2016 when he served the then Prime minister, David Cameron, as apprenticeship ambassador.
News, Politics
Sir Michael Wilshaw “didn’t really mean” what he said about the FE sector at last week’s Education Select Committee, Skills Minister Nick Boles has said. Mr Boles opened his speech at the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Leadership Summit, held at Westminster Kingsway College on March 9 by disagreeing with Sir Michael’s comment, which provoked […]
