SDN Strategic Associate and Mesma Director, Louise Doyle, recently spoke at the Westminster Forum in London about the challenges providers face in delivering quality apprenticeships and what the sector must consider if it is to improve ...
All providers on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, that have never delivered apprenticeships as a ‘prime’ before, are subject to an Ofsted Early Monitoring Visit. Marshall of Cambridge is one of just three ...
The Strategic Development Network (SDN) has created an Employers’ Apprenticeship Toolkit for aspirational businesses based in Humber, York, North Yorkshire and East Riding thanks to a jointly commissioned project between two Local ...
The Strategic Development Network (SDN) has created an Employers’ Apprenticeship Toolkit for aspirational businesses based in Humber, York, North Yorkshire and East Riding thanks to a jointly commissioned project between two Local ...
We get it. Moving from a two-page apprenticeship standard and individual employer requirements, to a fully-functioning curriculum with schemes of works and individual training plans, isn’t easy. So how do you do it well? In this blog, ...
2018 has been a busy year for the FE and skills sector, but in true SDN style, we’d like to leave political debates for others to fight over, and help you with your day-to-day practice. Here are three great opportunities coming your ...
Phil Golding explains how employers save on national insurance contributions when employing apprentices, and why it’s such an important employer engagement tool for your business development staff. A little-known employer incentive… ...
End-point assessment is a fundamental pillar of the apprenticeship reforms. It is different and high-stakes – but what does it mean for on-programme trainers preparing their apprentices for it? This is the topic of our first ...
Four collaborative projects have today been launched, to explore how the digital capability of students can be harnessed to support staff in their use of technology for teaching, learning and assessment. Funded by the Education and ...
End-point assessment is a fundamental pillar of the apprenticeship reforms. It is different and high-stakes – but what does it mean for those preparing apprentices for it? Here, we’ve set out some key ways in which end-point assessment ...
