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Preparing apprentices for EPA – interviews and professional discussions

Professional discussions or interviews feature in the majority of apprenticeship assessment plans and play a pivotal role in assessing the apprentice’s competence. Yet there are persistent misunderstandings of the key differences ...

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  • 23 May
  • Tim Chewter
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Navigating the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework from a strategic perspective

Navigating the complex world of apprenticeship performance can be a daunting task. The Department for Education’s (DfE) Apprenticeship Accountability Framework sets out clear guidelines for performance, but understanding the ...

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  • 10 Apr
  • Tim Chewter
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Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR), Retention rates and pass rates for 2018-19 to 2022-23

SDN Strategic Associate, David Lockhart Hawkins, has released a series of LinkedIn posts on the recently published Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR), Retention rates and pass rates for the years 2018-19 to 2022-23. In this blog, we ...

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  • 28 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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The art of unifying integrated degree assessment and end-point assessment (EPA)

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the integration of degree assessment and end-point assessment (EPA) for apprenticeships is a growing requirement that universities need to get right to reduce duplication and improve ...

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  • 19 Mar
  • Tim Chewter
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Is our maths and English delivery on target?

It goes without saying that throughout the delivery of apprenticeships, we need to make sure our apprentices are on target with their maths and English. But how do we create meaningful targets with our maths and English students that ...

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  • 29 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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Compliance Panda – your compliance strategy

As a leader involved in apprenticeships, setting the right compliance culture and processes in your organisation, whilst understanding the risks and how to mitigate them, is essential.  That’s what the Compliance Panda is all ...

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  • 19 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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How to create and adapt individual learning plans that work for your apprentices

If you’re a trainer or assessor in the apprenticeship space, you know how important it is to have a good individual learning plan (ILP) for each of your apprentices. An ILP isn’t just a document that you fill out once and forget about. ...

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  • 12 Feb
  • Tim Chewter
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Celebration Friday – 5 Apprenticeship Reflections

It’s been wonderful to hear directly from apprentices this week about the impact their apprenticeship has had on their careers and lives (including our own apprentice, here). It’s also been great to hear what has made their ...

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  • 24 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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T Levels Thursday – Support for Employers & Providers

Happy T Levels Thursday! SDN are proud to be working directly with the Department for Education to help employers host high-quality industry placements, and support providers with employer engagement. It’s been wonderful to see T ...

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  • 24 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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Apprentice Wednesday – Hear from an SDN apprentice

SDN supports hundreds of apprenticeship providers each year to launch, develop and improve their apprenticeship training. We work directly with employers too, to help them support apprentices in the workplace. But did you know we also ...

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  • 24 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
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