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Apprenticeship Insights: Strategy & Policy | 📣 Radical Clarity: Samantha Sawyer on Leading Through Reform

Sep 3, 2025

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4 min read

Apprenticeship Insights: Strategy & Policy | 📣 Radical Clarity: Samantha Sawyer on Leading Through Reform

  • CEO of Accelerate People

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights: Strategy & Policy | From EPAO to Assessment Organisation - What The Transition Really Means

Jul 24, 2025

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5 min read

Apprenticeship Insights: Strategy & Policy | From EPAO to Assessment Organisation - What The Transition Really Means

Expert Insight from Zac Aldridge, Managing Director of Accelerate People

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | 🛡️ Sutton Trust Urges Stricter Off-the-Job Training Rules

Jun 19, 2025

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6 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | 🛡️ Sutton Trust Urges Stricter Off-the-Job Training Rules

Plus: 🏛️ £1.2bn Skills Boost from Spending Review – But Will It Deliver?

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | £39bn Skills Gap — The Quality & Compliance Implications

Jun 12, 2025

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6 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | £39bn Skills Gap — The Quality & Compliance Implications

Plus: 🔍 Apprenticeship barriers — compliance watchouts for L7 & progression routes

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | ⚖️ IfATE’s Move to DfE — What It Means for Quality and Compliance

Jun 5, 2025

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6 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | ⚖️ IfATE’s Move to DfE — What It Means for Quality and Compliance

Plus: 🏛️ Skills England’s year one plan — key implications for providers

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | Age Cap Confirmed: New Funding Rules Hit Level 7 Apprenticeships

May 29, 2025

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5 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | Age Cap Confirmed: New Funding Rules Hit Level 7 Apprenticeships

Plus: Sam Sawyer says adult upskilling is at risk—read her statement on sustainable investment in higher-level apprenticeships

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | 📊Apprenticeship Budget Hits £3B: What It Means for Compliance

May 22, 2025

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6 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | 📊Apprenticeship Budget Hits £3B: What It Means for Compliance

Plus: 📚First seven foundation apprenticeships announced

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | 📊 QAR Targets Are Rising—Is Your EPAO Strategy Ready?

May 15, 2025

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7 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | 📊 QAR Targets Are Rising—Is Your EPAO Strategy Ready?

Plus: 🚨 Level 7 apprenticeships face age-based funding cuts

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | 2025–2026 apprenticeship funding rules to be published in May

May 8, 2025

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8 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | 2025–2026 apprenticeship funding rules to be published in May

PLUS: Accelerate People at Association of Apprentices' Big Meet Up

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | AI That Helps, Not Replaces, Teachers 🤖

May 1, 2025

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7 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | AI That Helps, Not Replaces, Teachers 🤖

Plus:⚖️ Skills England, funding uncertainty & what it means for QA leaders

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights |  🎤Behind the Scenes of an EPA

Apr 24, 2025

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195 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | 🎤Behind the Scenes of an EPA

Plus: Has AI become a compliance concern?📚

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Apprenticeship Insights | 🧠 Digital Literacy Isn’t Optional Anymore

Apr 17, 2025

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7 min read

Apprenticeship Insights | 🧠 Digital Literacy Isn’t Optional Anymore

Plus: Could growth and skills levy disrupt nursing apprenticeships?

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | 📉 What £13.9B in R&D Funding Means for FE and Skills

Apr 10, 2025

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106 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | 📉 What £13.9B in R&D Funding Means for FE and Skills

Plus: 🏛️ Kaplan’s Level 7 Strategy - A QA Lens on High-Value Apprenticeships

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter |  📈 The EPA Bottleneck

Apr 3, 2025

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21 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | 📈 The EPA Bottleneck

Plus: Top 20 Largest Training Providers - Who’s Winning on Achievement Rates?

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | 📚 Spring Statement Funding Shifts You Can’t Ignore

Mar 27, 2025

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8 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | 📚 Spring Statement Funding Shifts You Can’t Ignore

Plus: Level 6+ apprenticeships face uncertainty—what QA teams need to know

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | L6 Apprenticeship Funding Debate

Mar 20, 2025

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10 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | L6 Apprenticeship Funding Debate

Plus: EPA Reforms - The Key Takeaways from Accelerate People’s Webinar

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | Live From ATC 📍

Mar 13, 2025

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9 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | Live From ATC 📍

Plus: How eApprentice platform is streamlining compliance📣

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | Preparing for ATC

Mar 6, 2025

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7 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | Preparing for ATC

Plus: How leading providers ensure QA without extra costs🏆

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | EPA Reforms - What The Next Chapter Holds

Feb 27, 2025

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8 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | EPA Reforms - What The Next Chapter Holds

Plus: Avoiding common apprenticeship compliance pitfalls in 2025🔗

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | A Recap of National Apprenticeship Week

Feb 20, 2025

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7 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | A Recap of National Apprenticeship Week

Plus: English & Maths no longer mandatory? What it means for apprenticeships📢

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | National Apprenticeship Week ⭐

Feb 13, 2025

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10 min read

Your Weekly Apprenticeship Insights Newsletter | National Apprenticeship Week ⭐

Plus: Is apprenticeship reform a step forward for skills development?

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Weekly Newsletter 06.02.2025

Feb 6, 2025

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8 min read

Weekly Newsletter 06.02.2025

Plus, Leyland Trucks' new programme is shaping the future of automotive apprenticeships

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Weekly Newsletter 30.1.2025

Jan 30, 2025

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7 min read

Weekly Newsletter 30.1.2025

Plus: Why the UK’s AI action plan faces challenges bridging the digital skills gap

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Weekly Newsletter 16.1.2025

Jan 16, 2025

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6 min read

Weekly Newsletter 16.1.2025

Plus: £431M of apprenticeship funds went to graduates—should that change?

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston

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Weekly Newsletter 9.1.2025

Jan 9, 2025

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7 min read

Weekly Newsletter 9.1.2025

Plus: Is apprenticeship funding being used for management training?💼

Rafe Houston
Rafe Houston
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