Apprenticeships: Improving access for people with learning disabilities
The government is committed to halving the disability employment gap by 2020, reveals an independent report.
Year 2016
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Nicky Morgan must address serious concerns on free childcare delivery, says committee member
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan must address the serious concerns over its pledge to increase free childcare, an MP from a major committee has said.
Radical reforms to ‘over-complex’ technical education system announced
The skills minister has outlined major reforms to the technical education system that will replace thousands of courses for students who have finished their GCSEs.
Quality assurance resource drives change at Merseyside training provider
One of first adopters of an online quality assurance resource has seen the benefits of shifting from time-consuming paper-based SARs to Ofsted-ready information at the press of a button.
Iain Wright: Brexit puts Britain’s universities at risk – they need action now
Universities’ business models are about to be put at considerable risk. The government must now act decisively to secure their post-Brexit future, writes BIS Committee chair Iain Wright.
Brexit impact tackled at Big Sponge Hangout
An international panel of L&D experts will be considering how Brexit may affect the global industry, as part of a new online learning technologies event.
Further education and skills sector must take command of its own destiny
The further education and skills sector needs to take control of its own destiny if it is to capitalise on the fundamental changes facing the sector, warn industry leaders.
July 2016
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Britain to help 175,000 girls in world’s poorest countries get an education
The UK government will help 175,000 of the poorest, most marginalised girls in the world to get a quality education, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced today.
Apprenticeships have an image problem among young people
Apprenticeships have an ‘image problem’ among young people with those aged 18-24 the least likely age group to see the merit of training.
