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Posts Tagged: Apprenticeships

Nicky Morgan: Let Hammond and the Treasury lead our Conservative programme for national renewal

Levels of trust between Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street may be low, but the latter holds the key to helping create an economy and society that works for everyone.

By Nicky Morgan MP | 8 October 2018 | 37 comments

Robert Halfon: Please, please free me from Brexit Groundhog Day Brexit Groundhog Day Brexit Groundhog Day…

Plus: The train of communism stalls but the train of conservatism stutters. And: Tackling Burning Injustices does not mean taxing milkshakes.

By Robert Halfon MP | 26 September 2018 | 57 comments

Aidan Ruff: The benefits of a social housing bond

The old, with their savings, could help the young. The economically active young could help the old, by giving them an income.

By Aidan Ruff | 27 August 2018 | 63 comments

Scott Kelly: Technical education is still too narrow, and flaws in the apprenticeship levy are hindering progress

The Government must act now, or risk a generation of school leavers missing out on the opportunity to acquire technical skills.

By Scott Kelly | 21 June 2018 | 3 comments

Robert Halfon: We need a workers’ party that’s like a modern trade union – not a trivial Nando’s scheme.

We must change our organisation, making it more democratic, accessible for the lower paid and a place in which the most disadvantaged can feel at home.

By Robert Halfon MP | 23 May 2018 | 23 comments

Charlotte Salomon: Young people are a long-term investment – but a good one

They need time and resources spent on preparing them for employment and for life – and for their Government to adapt as quickly as they are doing.

By Charlotte Salomon | 11 May 2018 | 48 comments

Robert Halfon: Degree apprenticeships – the key to fighting social injustice in higher education, and boosting productivity.

The new Office for Students must lead in this. There must be sanctions from the new regulator for those universities who are failing in this regard.

By Robert Halfon MP | 25 April 2018 | 21 comments

Robert Halfon: Ministers should value the Open University no less than Oxbridge. And the latter should open up to apprenticeships.

What is the objective of higher education if it does not play a major role in addressing our country’s skills deficit?

By Robert Halfon MP | 11 April 2018 | 40 comments

Robert Halfon: Apprenticeship funding is good, but the Chancellor should do more to back skills as a tool of social justice

We must rebalance Further and Higher Education, and ensure that those with most to gain from up-skilling actually get the opportunity to do so.

By Robert Halfon MP | 14 March 2018 | 11 comments

Robert Halfon: Three big Conservative achievements. Better schools, more apprenticeships – and help for lower paid people.

Of course, mistakes are made, and governments get things wrong – but there is also a duty to make sure that the good gets out into the public sphere too.

By Robert Halfon MP | 14 February 2018 | 50 comments

Jonathan Gullis: Four ideas to reassure students we are working with them, not against them

Our Party is bringing new rigour to Higher Education, but we have much more to do to win the support of young people on education policy.

By Jonathan Gullis | 16 January 2018 | 53 comments

Robert Halfon: The Conservative Party must regain the territory of social justice

That doesn’t just mean talking about it – it means putting it into practice both in Government and in how we run our own Party operations.

By Robert Halfon MP | 16 January 2018 | 12 comments

Steve Barclay: A balanced Budget which ensures that Britain is fit for the future

It continues to clear the deficit, prepare for Brexit, and back our businesses with the support they need to boost productivity.

By Steve Barclay MP | 23 November 2017 | 9 comments

Robert Halfon: My budget for the workers

Cutting the cost of living. Building more houses. Protecting the NHS. Developing skills. A draft of the proposals Hammond should deliver.

By Robert Halfon MP | 21 November 2017 | 62 comments

James Palmer: Ofsted measures academic achievement. Let’s get it measuring apprenticeship success too.

Another option would be for Ofsted to rate the school in question from “Outstanding” to “Inadequate” for its engagement and the breadth of its careers advice.

By James Palmer | 12 November 2017 | 20 comments

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