We want to create opportunity for everyone. Employment has risen in every UK region under this government, wages are outstripping inflation, the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has narrowed and the proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds in education or apprenticeships is at its highest ever.
The Education Secretary recognises that the lead up to GCSEs and A-levels can be a stressful period for pupils, but also notes the importance for young people in being able to deal with the challenges they’ll face in life, including developing the resilience and coping mechanisms to deal with challenging experiences such as exams.
We want an apprenticeship system that works for all employers – big and small. Our reforms were designed and driven by businesses of all sizes to make sure apprentices learn the skills employers need. Apprenticeships are now longer, higher-quality, with more off-the-job training and provide for a proper assessment at the end.
Today, Thursday 18 April, we made a joint announcement with the Ministry of Defence, calling on universities to do more to support armed forces children and ex-service people by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at unconditional offers and the Education Secretary’s interview with TES. Unconditional Offers Today, Friday 5 April, the Education Secretary Damian Hinds has called for a review of university admissions procedures. This has received …
Entrepreneurs Summit Today, the Education Secretary Damian Hinds held a roundtable with some of Britain’s leading entrepreneurs to discuss how to inspire more young people to follow their paths into the business world. Education Secretary Damian Hinds said: We can …
Our reforms to the apprenticeships system have fundamentally changed what an apprenticeship involves, and the long-term opportunities an apprenticeship can provide.
In our blog today, the Education Secretary is calling on universities to end grade inflation, whilst we also look at media coverage on student loans and finances at Holland Park School.
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at international students, knife crime and new funding for educational psychologists and college improvements respectively.
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at essay mills and our ambition to streamline post-16 education.
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