…were the main reasons why they couldn’t grow their degree apprenticeship programme. The levy needs to be easier for companies to manage, with clearer and less complex processes to offer…
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…
Tackling the regional attainment gap
…best practice consistently and widely is challenging, with no clear mechanism available by which best practice can be shared. To close the attainment gap across the country, areas and regions…
Degree apprenticeships ‘the next big thing’
From an apprentice in Liverpool to an MP in the House of Commons, Gillian Keegan MP tells her tale of apprenticeship success and why degree level apprenticeships need to be…
Teachers unlikely to advise apprenticeships
…MP, Skills Minister and Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee and Gordon Marsden MP, Shadow Skills Minister. The event will also feature an apprentice panel chaired by…
ADMISSIONS BARRIER FOR POOR STUDENTS
…when communicating how contextual data is used. All pupils should receive a guaranteed level of careers advice from professional impartial advisers, supported by the Careers and Enterprise Company and the…