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The Department for Education (DfE) has transferred the contract management of the Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge (ASK) programme to The Careers & Enterprise Company, the national body for careers education. Launched in 2015, The ASK programme, funded by the Department for Education, offers free support for schools and colleges in...

The Moving on Up Network held an important event last week, attended by over 130 delegates and chaired by Jonny Hoyle, the session featured many thought-provoking discussions on care experience.

This week Amazing Apprenticeships took 30 teachers and careers advisers to BBC Salford, home of BBC Breakfast, BBC Sport, BBC Children’s, and BBC Radio Manchester. The aim was simple – to showcase the enormous range of career opportunities available, and to demonstrate the inclusive approach that the BBC has...

Genie Live 2024 – the one-day diversity and inclusion conference for apprenticeship professionals, welcomed 150 changemakers from across the sector to the Bishopsgate Institute in London, to explore how to widen access to apprenticeships for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

On the 14th March, the annual final of the Lenovo F1 in Schools competition will be held in Rotherham, celebrating the achievements of the many teams from secondary schools and colleges throughout the United Kingdom who have been competing to be crowned this year’s winners.

Today, Amazing Apprenticeships was honoured to welcome Bridget Phillipson, Shadow Secretary of State for Education, and Alistair Strathern MP, to their offices in Hitchin. The visit, held in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2024, provided an opportunity for the MPs to engage with the team at Amazing Apprenticeships, gaining...

In honour of National Apprenticeship Week 2024, Amazing Apprenticeships has launched a special competition for teachers and careers advisers to showcase how they’re using the Amazing Apprenticeships’ NAW2024 resource collection.

On the 24th January, Amazing Apprenticeships hosted the HOP into Apprenticeships and T Levels virtual Career event in partnership with Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal and the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Provider Network.

On the 7th December, 22 local teachers and careers advisers visited the flagship Distribution Depot in Stoke for a unique behind-the-scenes visit and to hear about the many different roles involved in Dunelm logistics.

Hertfordshire Careers Hub has once again partnered with Amazing Apprenticeships to deliver its Apprenticeship Survey for 2023, which reveals new insights into the perceptions held by local teachers and parent/carers of apprenticeships versus traditional career pathways.

Today, Friday 1st December, the Amazing Apprenticeships team hosted a launch event for a brand-new suite of SEND resources, including an apprenticeship film, at the BBC’s New Broadcasting House.

When we speak to schools, we regularly hear that schools and college value being able to plan careers activities well in advance, and how important it is to have easily accessible and comprehensive resources that save teaching and support staff valuable time.