What an apprenticeship can do for you
Apprenticeships are a vital part of the government’s scheme to help under-25s into work. And they’re good for employers too, says Huma Qureshi
When 19-year-old Craig Knight joined Sainsbury’s as an apprentice two years ago, he was months away from finishing college. “It was a choice between ‘do I stay at college and learn?’, or ‘do [...]
Handle with Care - Health and Social Care
A insight into care workers and the support they give others
Lesson Starters - Hair and Beauty Diploma Functional Skills
Hair and beauty diploma lesson starters showing functional skills
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Train to Gain - where’s the blame?
Training scheme was ‘mismanaged’
The Train to Gain scheme aims to improve workers’ skills
A £1.5bn government initiative to improve the skill levels of employees has been heavily criticised by MPs.
The Commons Public Accounts Committee said England’s Train to Gain scheme was “mismanaged” since its launch in 2006.
The MPs said the targets set were “unrealistically ambitious”, leading [...]
Functional Skills newws from Guroo
Our bi-weekly look at the world of functional skills.
Functional Skills resources at BETT, QCDA bringing out case studies, news about Apprenticeships, and links to request the BETT presentation delivered by Jonathan Wells.
Functional Skills BETT. Here’s a summary of what we saw at BETT with a quick opinion of [...]
Extra money to be spent on resources in March
Jonathan Wells, writer and managing director of Guroo Functional Skills, the leading provider of 14-19 resources for UK education writes.
Apparently, there is 1.8bn in bank accounts that, according to DCSF, should be spent on pupils now.
If I was one of the 25% schools with a high surplus, I’d be worried becuase with the state of [...]
Functional Skills newsletter
Our bi-weekly look at the world of functional skills.
Functional Skills seminars at BETT, a new diagram highlighting progression routes through 14-19, events organised by Diploma Magazine and FSSP, and links to videos from QCDA and FE News.
Functional Skills seminars at BETT. We spotted the following [...]
Top marks for Manchester Academy – addressing the class divide
A formerly failing school in Moss Side is leading the way in teaching how education can work
Ten years ago the classrooms at Ducie high school in Manchester looked like bus shelters and visitors were scared to walk the corridors alone. Its academic high point was when 13% of pupils got five GCSEs above a C [...]
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