[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library: Briefing paper: Number CBP 03052, 29 June 2017: Apprenticeships Policy in England: 2017

... small number of staff working directly for the ...of apprenticeships are limited for recruitment agencies specialising in temporary ...because apprenticeships tend to last longer than agency workers ... See full document

... the number of good school places by lifting the restrictions on selection, but at the same time requiring selective schools to play a greater role in raising standards at other ... See full document

... In its February 2016 report, Training new teachers, the National Audit Office stated that the DfE had evidence of a link between bursaries and the number of ITT applications, but that this did not extend to the ... See full document

... 2.1 Direct funding through the funding council The Secretary of State writes to HEFCE around the turn of each year to set out funding, priorities, student numbers and related matters for the following financial year. ... See full document

... 14 June 2014, Lord Nash explained how the proposed new regulations differed from those that existed previously: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Nash) (Con): My Lords, independent ... See full document

... What did the 2015 Government say in response to criticism about the 2016 SATs? On 19 October 2016, Education Secretary Justine Greening said in a Statement that the then Government was committed to a period of stability ... See full document

... in England This briefing offers a short introduction to the types of state-funded schools in England and how they differ from each ...Schools policy is a devolved area, and different ... See full document

... the number of places have dramatically reduced” 57 It also contended that the Government’s emphasis on integration had “not translated into a coherent strategy for ESOL provision in England” and that ESOL ... See full document

... We will establish new institutes of technology, backed by leading employers and linked to leading universities, in every major city in England. They will provide courses at degree level and above, specialising in ... See full document

... the number of good school places by lifting the restrictions on selection, but at the same time requiring selective schools to play a greater role in raising standards at other ... See full document

... 23 June 2016, the Government announced that EU students applying for a place at an English higher education institution in the 2017-18 academic year will continue to be eligible for the same funding and ... See full document

... in June 2015, the Schools Minister Nick Gibb expanded on the Government position: We believe that [local authorities] are best placed to determine how resources should be used in the areas that they serve and to ... See full document

... In a Westminster Hall debate on AS levels and A levels in April 2013, the then Schools Minister, David Laws, explained why the Government were making the changes: ...We want to give students a better experience of ... See full document

... In a Westminster Hall debate on AS levels and A levels in April 2013, the then Schools Minister, David Laws, explained why the Government were making the changes: ...We want to give students a better experience of ... See full document

... in England for 2017 is ...the policy of successive governments to rebalance the funding of the railways between passengers and taxpayers: reducing the relative contribution of the ... See full document

... Placing new nursing, midwifery and AHP students on the student support system will, in general, provide more living cost support for students during their studies, as the student support system is substantially more than ... See full document

... David Laws: We recognise some smaller schools will face particular challenges in implementing universal infant free school meals. We have therefore allocated an extra £22.5 million transitional funding in 2014-15 to help ... See full document

... The DfE has stated that regulations and statutory guidance to implement these plans will be subject to full public consultation later in 7 However, the DfE has stated that clarification is being sought on “the age at ... See full document

... on apprenticeships that the Government urgently review the incentives for schools to provide good quality careers advice and recognise that the mantra of “trusting schools” does not work when the interests of ... See full document

... repayment of loans by EU students in an observation paper published in December 2014: One assumption to which our findings are sensitive is that of repayment compliance. In 2012/13, 13.5% of new postgraduate ... See full document