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…
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…
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…
We are thrilled to welcome Teesside University as the newest member of The St Martin’s Group. To celebrate this, we sat down with the Director of Professional Apprenticeships at Teesside University, Jo Burgess, to discuss its apprenticeship programme…
This week The St Martin’s Group was pleased to host a collaborative roundtable discussion on apprenticeship achievement rates, incentivising completions, and alternative measures of success. The event brought together key stakeholders…
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…
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’ work placements across the private sector, has recently published their Employer Audit 2022 report. This report highlights…
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…
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Her devotion to public service and duty was an inspiration to all around the world. We offer our deepest condolences to the…
Earlier this month, David Marsh and Richard Turner, both co-chairs of The St Martin’s Group; Tom Culley, a BT apprentice and vice chair of the Apprentice Ambassador Network; and Emily Austin…
Right now, thousands of 18-year-olds across the UK are filled with nervousness and excitement ahead of tomorrow’s A-Level results. At the same time, hundreds of providers and employers are also…