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Government Consultation Responses - Adult Education and Skills
Greater London Authority (GLA)The Greater London Authority’s responses to national government consultations relating to adult education, skills, and employment provision. - Created 2 years ago
Work Experience and Contextual Admissions at London's Higher Education Institutions
Greater London Authority (GLA)The GLA commissioned CFE Research to carry out qualitative research into: the provision of work experience and employability support for students at London’s Higher Education Institutions, particularly for those from under-represented groups. the use of contextual admissions to support the access and participation of Londoners from under-represented groups The research aims to identify good practice, to explore challenges and how they... - Updated 2 years ago
Skills Roadmap Consultation Results
Greater London Authority (GLA)In January 2022 the Mayor published his Skills Roadmap for London. The Roadmap sets the direction of travel for adult education in London over the Mayoral term and beyond, including future plans for the approximately £320 million per year Adult Education Budget (AEB). The Roadmap was developed based on extensive consultation with stakeholders, communities and businesses. The GLA engaged over 100 organisations through a written consultat... - Updated 2 years ago
Building on success: increasing higher education retention in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)The GLA commissioned the Social Market Foundation to look at the reasons behind the non-continuation (drop-out) rate of undergraduates studying at London’s higher education institutions. This report seeks to understand the factors affecting non-continuation and transfers at London universities. London’s non-continuation rate is 7.7%, which is much higher than the English average of 6.3%, and students in London are the most likely to tr... - Updated 2 years ago
London’s post-16 trajectories
Greater London Authority (GLA)As London recovers from the effects of COVID-19, it is vital that we understand the educational pathways for young people and do all we can to support them in their journey. We know that the negative impact of the pandemic has disproportionately affected young people. At this time, it is vital that young people receive high quality careers education, information, advice and guidance, and are fully supported in their study programmes. To... - Updated 2 years ago
Evaluation of the first year of devolved Adult Education Budget in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)The GLA commissioned IFF Research to conduct an independent evaluation of the first year of AEB delivery after delegation of the AEB to the Mayor in 2019. The evaluation findings were “largely very positive”, with IFF concluding that “the delegation of the AEB has worked effectively in its first year, for the majority of providers who receive funding from it“. - Updated 8 years ago
Skills for London's economy
Greater London Authority (GLA)As London looks ahead to a skills devolution deal, the capital has ambitions to create an adult skills system that is more responsive to the needs of the local economy. This work reflects on the area based review which will shape the future of the Further Education sector in London. Analysis by GLA Economics sets out what drives London’s economy, and what this means for future skills needs. In this series of papers we analyse the deman...