CEL Policy Update No. 9
Posted: 19 December 2007
This extract from the Centre for Excellence in Leadership's policy update covers the period 7 to 14 November 2007. It includes the following stories:
Further Education, Skills and the Economy
- Commons names Innovations, Universities and Skills select committee
- National Audit Office: Government gets millions into employment, but many without skills end up back on benefits
- New Skills Academy announced
- Unions fear apprenticeships may leave young learners underpaid
- Interim board, executive appointed for unified Scottish skills body
- ALP: Apprenticeships must be tied to jobs
- LSN launches new system to help learning providers with procurement
Devolved Administrations
- Scottish Government announces budget, economic strategy
- Scottish Government will raise disabled students allowance
14-19 and Schools Policy
- Oxford panel: Diplomas will never be choice qualification if A-levels remain
- Cambridge professor says public confidence in A-levels has declined
- Commons names new Children, Schools and Families Committee
Higher Education Policy
- Denham calls for universities to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds
Other Policy News
- Blears announces regions for multi-area agreements
- Academics' pay has increased at above-average rate for professionals
- CLG announces expansion of hostel programme for homeless; new shelters include training opportunities