PAG in the Press: The Success of the Kickstart Scheme Having been involved with the Kickstart Scheme since its inception, Premier Advisory Group knows the difference that it can make to the thousands of young people across the UK who are paying the price for the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Leveraging its knowledge of the education sector …
Where is the English Education System Heading? An Insight into the Future of Multi Academy Trusts At the Foundation for Education Development summit, which took place at the beginning of March, Secretary of State Gavin Williamson restated the importance for schools to build partnerships and join a bigger family, that is, to become part of a Multi Academy Trust. ‘Multi …
Another chance Diversion from the criminal justice systemNew Initiative to Reduce Crime among Young People The Youth Endowment Fund, a charity committed to improving the life chances of children and young people, has announced the opening of a new grant round, called Another Chance – Diversion from the Criminal Justice System. The charity firmly believes that children and young people …
MATs and Financial Stability: The Challenging Journey Towards Sustainable Growth As the report Sustainable Growth in Multi Academy Trusts, published by Primary Site in summer 2020, has shown, in 2019 and early 2020 trusts’ growth has slowed, despite the Government’s encouragement to MATs leaders to take on new schools. The bulk of the research was undertaken between October 2019 and …
Education, Housing and Employment: Three Key Factors for Reducing Reoffending The Government recently announced that £70 million will be invested in accommodation and wider support for prison-leavers. Over £20 million will be allocated to provide newly released offenders with temporary accommodation for a period of up to 12 weeks. The Ministry of Justice recently opened applications for the Local Leadership …
Virtual Schools and the Challenges of Post-COVID-19 Education Perhaps unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 outbreak has boosted the growth of the EdTech market. The education intelligence consultancy Holon IQ has disclosed that venture capital investors worldwide have been fully exploiting the possibilities offered by the current situation. Investment in EdTech has more than doubled over the last two years, from $7 billion …
COVID-19 and the Rise of Online Learning: Does Technology Ensure High-Quality Education? One of the main consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak for education has been the rise of online learning. The relevance of this phenomenon, which was already emerging in the pre-COVID-19 times, has considerably increased in the wake of the lockdowns that the UK Government has been enforcing in …