…The answer is: frustratingly little. Only five out of 18 recommendations for action were fully actioned by government. Eight years on, the early years workforce remains under-paid, with limited opportunities…
Celebrating what works: How schools can successfully promote apprenticeships
…creating peer support networks, assigning tutors to assist with application forms and bringing in experts from industry to help them with the process. Think about the wider school community Apprenticeship…
National Apprenticeship Week 2020
…committed to supporting fair access to their apprenticeship opportunities. The programme will focus on supporting young people to better understand degree-level apprenticeships, help them find relevant opportunities and most importantly…
Meet the degree apprentices
…more of these hugely beneficial opportunities to young people. The OfS found that only 12% of degree apprentices come from the poorest fifth of areas, compared to 27% from the…
Is social mobility a dirty word?
…schooling, technical education and further and higher education, as well as access to the workplace. And of course opportunities are not just influenced by education, but by a complex web…
Realising the social mobility promise of apprenticeships
…to access the best apprenticeships. Research from the OfS found that only 12% of degree apprentices come from the poorest fifth of areas, compared to 27% from the wealthiest. In…