Schools could get additional funding to train their teaching assistants up to degree level using
a new apprenticeship route announced in the Conservative manifesto.
Not exact matches
ATT President Stuart McKinnon highlighted the ATT's involvement in a
new Higher
Apprenticeship in taxation and issued a challenge to the profession: «The ATT qualification has been, and continues to be, a
route into a professional career for thousands of people, from all over the UK, from all backgrounds, from the age of 16 upwards.
The government's
new emphasis on
apprenticeships may see
new routes into the industry develop alongside existing
apprenticeships in fashion and textiles or in technical roles in film, television and digital media.
A
new postgraduate teaching
apprenticeship has been announced which aims to offer talented graduates an alternative
route into the profession.
The
new route into teaching, which will be a level six degree
apprenticeship open only to existing graduates, has been several years in the making.
Teaching will cease to exist as a university graduate - only profession under Conservative plans for a
new degree - equivalent
apprenticeship route to QTS, Justine Greening has confirmed, in a major...
Several of the schools involved in planning the
new apprenticeship told Schools Week of the need for a vocational
route to attract those who would not normally consider a university
route into the profession, and to allow talented TAs to progress without having to pursue full - time education.
She also questioned Ofsted's capacity to inspect providers of the
new apprenticeship, given that the National Audit Office has warned that the watchdog is yet to inspect 48 per cent of initial teacher training
routes.
A raft of leading law firms and in - house teams have helped the UK government develop
new apprenticeship standards for the legal profession, helping to create a potential
new route to qualification.
With law firm efforts to boost diversity failing to make a big enough impact on the profession, Frances Ivens asks whether a
new solicitor
apprenticeship scheme — which could allow those without degrees to qualify as solicitors — has the potential to transform the
route to legal qualification
Ultimately, the
Apprenticeship Levy creates a fantastic opportunity for the legal sector to create
new entry level
routes into the profession, beyond just graduate schemes.
That's why in recent years
apprenticeships have come under fresh scrutiny, with
new measures being implemented to make them fairer, more beneficial and more desirable to those seeking a practical, alternative
route to University.
This includes thinking about how to bring more young people into the business, either by creating
new access
routes such as
apprenticeships, internships, traineeships, school leaver programmes or graduate schemes or by re-designing existing entry - level positions.