Blog Archives: July 2015

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By Kevin Gill, Marketing Projects Leader, Thursday 30 July 2015

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Certificates are a great way to evidence your pupils’ and school achievements. If your school has pupils who’ve successfully passed their V Certs this year and you haven’t yet claimed your V Cert certificates for the 2015 performance tables then you don’t have long left. 

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Improving careers advice

By , Thursday 16 July 2015

The Careers and Enterprise Company, set up by the government to support careers provision for 12-18 year olds, will be launching a new “on-the-ground” programme in time for the new academic session, aiming to link up schools and employers. The employer-led venture, independent of the government, was launched in 2014 to “transform the provision of careers education and advice for young people and inspire them about the opportunities offered by the world of work.” It also aims to educate young people on their wide range of options in their post-school education and their career, preparing them for life after school.

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Emergency 'Summer' Budget - What's the outcome for education?

By Michael Lemin, Policy and Research Manager, Friday 10 July 2015

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The government’s Emergency ‘Summer’ Budget was announced this week; the first Conservative-only budget since 1996. The key announcement for education and skills was that the government’s target of 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 will be funded through a levy on employers. The levy will support all post-16 apprenticeships. This is likely to incentivise employers and encourage them to employ more apprentices. There are a plethora of advantages to businesses hiring apprentices and it’s good to see that employers are being encouraged to include apprenticeships in their business plans.

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Funding in the Further Education sector - What's happening?

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Thursday 02 July 2015

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The sector seems to be holding its breath in anticipation of George Osborne’s ‘Emergency’ Budget, due to take place on the 8 July. It will come as no surprise that this budget will set out additional cuts across Government departments, with Further Education and Skills in line for greater restrictions on spending.

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