From IfATE to Skills England via DfE: What you need to know
Oct 10, 2024 · Skills minister Jacqui Smith introduced a 12-page bill in the House of Lords yesterday which will transfer all of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IfATE) powers to the Department for Education, paving the way for Skills England.. Here’s your trusty FE Week explainer on what’s in the bill, and what happens next:
Apprenticeship funding rules 2024/25: Changes you need to know …
Mar 28, 2024 · Additional learning support funding is set for reform and functional skills requirements for SEND apprentices will be relaxed next year, according to new proposed apprenticeship funding rules.. The Department for Education is also introducing a new subcontracting threshold and plans to review “more flexible approaches” to active learning.
Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £7.55 - feweek.co.uk
Oct 29, 2024 · Apprentices will see an 18 per cent bump to the minimum hourly wage next year, the Treasury has announced. Ahead of the autumn budget tomorrow, chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the apprentice wage will rise from £6.40 to £7.55 an hour from April 2025.
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ESFA to close in March 2025 - feweek.co.uk
Sep 11, 2024 · The government’s education funding agency will be closed down next year, the education secretary has announced.. The Education and Skills Funding Agency will be “integrated into the core Department for Education” by the end of March 2025.
Level 7 apprenticeships face the axe in levy reform
Sep 23, 2024 · The government plans to remove some level 7 apprenticeships from the scope of levy funding, FE Week understands. Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to highlight steps to reform the apprenticeship levy into a growth and skills levy – so that it can be used to pay for other types of training – during his speech at Labour’s party conference tomorrow.
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DWP to merge Jobcentre Plus and National Careers Service - FE …
Jul 11, 2024 · The merger comes in line with the government’s new target to raise the employment rate to 80 per cent. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said earlier this week that the government’s main focus was creating “sustained economic growth” through reforming the skills system and tackling economic inactivity.
8 facts about new education secretary Bridget Phillipson - FE Week
Jul 5, 2024 · Phillipson has spoken about how her own experience in education shaped her vision for the sector.She wrote in the Guardian earlier this year that “the brilliant state education I received set me up for life and led the shy, quiet girl with the long plaits in the corner of the classroom to where I am today”.
College trials ‘radical’ 4-day week
Dec 13, 2024 · Teachers say they are more productive, save time spent commuting and enjoy a better work-life balance now they work from home each Wednesday. St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College in West London is trialling a timetable that compresses classes into four days to give teaching staff one dedicated day a week for planning, preparation and assessment.