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Report Launch: London Post-16 SEND Review Local & Regional GovernmentMime PublicationsSEND & InclusionUniversities, Adult Education & Careers

Report Launch: London Post-16 SEND Review

We are pleased to announce the release of the London Post-16 SEND Review jointly funded by the Mayor of London and the Department for Education (DfE). Sadiq Khan, has shared our report with the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds. As our country goes through a period of uncertainty it has become even more important that we continue legacy-building work focusing on improving education for current and future generations. This will ensure that opportunities are afforded to all children and young people (CYP) – not removed – which is why we are so keen to use data to inform the…
Mime Org
April 10, 2019
DfE Data Release Breakdown: Level 2 and 3 achievement by 19 DfE Data Release BreakdownLocal & Regional GovernmentSchool ImprovementUniversities, Adult Education & Careers

DfE Data Release Breakdown: Level 2 and 3 achievement by 19

Find out how Local Authorities (LAs) have performed for Level 2 and 3 by 19 indicators Last week saw the DfE release statistics on the achievement of a full Level 2 and Level 3 by age 19: A full Level 2 means five or more GCSEs at A*-C or 9-4 (or vocational equivalents) achieved at key stage 4 or key stage 5 A full Level 3 means two or more A levels of any grade, or equivalent Level 3 qualifications, normally achieved during key stage 5 These are key measures as the government believes that they are a good threshold…
Mime Org
April 9, 2019
Matching Schools & Employers through the London Ambitions Portal Data Management & AutomationUniversities, Adult Education & Careers

Matching Schools & Employers through the London Ambitions Portal

The London Ambitions Portal allowed schools and businesses to connect to provide young people in London with high quality careers education programmes, work experience, internships and apprenticeships. It matched requests for career opportunities from schools with offers from businesses. These ranged from work experience, internships, mentoring, school assembly presentations, work shadowing opportunities and more. We had to balance the disparate requirements for the portal from a range of stakeholders including schools, employers, the GLA and its partners. To do this, we used visioning workshops and interviews with numerous stakeholders to accommodate their needs. To make the set up process as…
Steve Preston
April 25, 2017
Skills Route FIND
Help your students find local schools and colleges that offer the courses they want with Skills Route Company NewsUniversities, Adult Education & Careers

Help your students find local schools and colleges that offer the courses they want with Skills Route

We are experts in education data. We have built Skills Route to make this data accessible to young people to help them make informed decisions. Skills Route FIND is a new tool to help young people find local schools and colleges that offer the courses that they want to study after GCSEs. It uses information that providers have shared with the DfE about the courses they offer through the Post-16 Course Directory. This is combined with contact information, Ofsted ratings and directions from home to give a young person all the information they need to decide whether to explore the school or…
Mime Org
March 16, 2017
Skills Route
New Skills Route tool available for post 16 course options Universities, Adult Education & Careers

New Skills Route tool available for post 16 course options

As the first half term of the year comes to a close and young people across the country are planning their options for sixth forms and colleges, we are pleased to make available a new Skills Route tool. Skills Route PLAN helps students explore all the courses that are available for them to study after GCSEs. Using this online tool they can learn about and select courses that reflect their interests, ambitions and academic ability.               To use this tool, please click here and create an account. If you have any feedback on the tool once…
Mime Org
October 18, 2016