What to expect from the Conservative and Labour manifestos
With Party Conference season upon us, attention is turning towards each political party’s policy platform. Additionally, with a general election likely next year, or latest January 2025, this set of conferences could be the last chance for each political party…
The St Martin’s Group look ahead at skills and apprenticeships
In 2022/23, Further Education (FE), skills, and apprenticeships came to the forefront of the national education debate and the Government’s approach to tackling the UK’s economic quandaries. Subsequently, announcements followed for…
St Martin’s Group Publishes Manifesto for Future UK Skills System
The St Martin’s Group (SMG) has set out key policy reforms that will create an effective and robust skills system for the future. The SMG, which represents the views of large employers, awarding organisations, and leading training providers, has today published a manifesto…
St Martin’s Group discusses the Importance of Apprenticeships within the NHS
Following the success National Careers Week last week, we sat down with one of our members Jane Hadfield, the National Lead for NHS Apprenticeships at Health Education England. We spoke to her about National Careers Week and the importance…
St Martin’s Group Welcomes Costa Coffee as Latest Employer Partner
We are very happy to announce the newest member of The St Martin’s Group – Costa Coffee. To celebrate our newest arrival, we sat down with Ruth South, Costa’s Global Early Careers & Apprenticeships Lead, to discuss their apprenticeship programme…
The 5% Club, an employer-led group that promotes ‘earn while they learn’
‘The 5% Club, an employer-led group that promotes ‘earn while they learn’ work placements across the private sector, has recently published their Employer Audit 2022 report. This report highlights…
Apprenticeship Outcomes & Destinations Report Now Published
The St Martin’s Group is pleased to publish its report “Apprenticeship outcomes and destinations”, which investigates why there is a large cohort of apprentices who do not complete…