CEL Policy Update No. 8
Posted: 19 December 2007
This extract from the Centre for Excellence in Leadership's policy update covers the period 29 October to 7 November 2007. It includes the following stories:
The Queen's Speech
- Queen's Speech announces bill to raise compulsory education limit to 18
- Supporting youth
- New apprenticeships and FE places announced
- Balls gives speech on raising education age
- Government will sell £18.1 billion in student loans to private sector
- Opposition response: the Conservatives
- Opposition response: the Liberal Democrats
- AoC lays out concerns
- Government will mount £7 million advertisement campaign for apprenticeships
Further Education, Skills and the Economy
- London Skills and Employment Board publishes draft of skills strategy
- London announces Olympics skills programme
- Government appoints chief executive for new national skills commission
- Scottish Government creates professional standard, qualification for childcare workers
- DWP reports results from Pathways to Work
- Innovation minister calls for more scientists and engineers
- Welsh Assembly Government delivers budget; £25 million for apprenticeships
Higher Education Policy
- Conservatives demand review of tuition fees be brought forward
- Government survey finds pay gap between male and female graduates starts at job market entry
Other News
- Two new members appointed to Equality and Human Rights Commission