Technical education & apprenticeships: raising awareness

On 23rd November, the government released guidance on what schools must do to meet the upcoming requirements of the Technical and Further Education Act 2017.

The Act, which will come in to force on 2 January 2018, puts a statutory duty on all maintained schools and academies to “ensure that there is an opportunity for a range of education and training providers to access registered pupils during the relevant phase of their education for the purpose of informing them about approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships”.

To meet the requirements of the Act, a school must “explain in a policy statement how providers can get involved with your school and the opportunities you have for them to talk to your pupils”. This must be subsequently “published on the school website”.  A copy of the guidance can be viewed here.