If You’ve Made Your Life Here, We Want You To Stay
Our last post confirmed and welcomed the agreement reached in the Brexit negotiations about the rights of EU nationals who had moved from other nations to work in the UK.
Brexit – The End Of The Beginning
This morning, the Prime Minister flew to Brussels to meet President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. At a later press conference, it was announced that agreement had been reached on the three areas covered by the first phase of Brexit negotiations. There will be plenty of comment about the ins and outs of the […]
It’s Time For The Professions To Focus On Mass Markets
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a fine institution, with many decades of history demonstrating we have the finest Architects in the world. Yet today, the newspapers have a dim view of it. Why so? The Institute has chosen their “House Of The Year” for 2017.
The Construction Industry Must Stop Sexualising Women
This post is reproduced with the permission of the author Angela Dapper, an award-winning Architect and Partner with Denton Corker Marshall. It was originally published in Architect’s Journal, November 2017. It was written following the Construction Sector’s biggest trade show of the year – UK Construction Week – where an exhibitor’s stand featured a group […]
Solutions to Homelessness and the Housing Crisis
It’s not often we have guest Blog posts, but this, about Solutions to Homelessness and the Housing Crisis, from Kevin Hollinrake, is a worthy exception for two reasons. Firstly, Kevin is the Member of Parliament for Thirsk & Malton our local constituency and has been a real friend to our business since he was elected. It’s […]
Apprenticeships – Exemplars Of Social Mobility
Robert Halfon’s reforms to apprenticeships have the potential to transform the manner in which the nation’s workforce is trained.
Apprenticeships And The “Gig” Economy – Time For Change?
The “Gig” economy isn’t that new – but it is expanding. Do we need to change Apprenticeships to meet the challenge? Scroll down to see more
It’s Time For Careers Advisers To Talk About Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships provide a ladder of opportunity that offers real social mobility. Schools and Colleges need to improve the quality of their advice
The Apprenticeship Levy – Will It Affect Your Business?
A key change to Apprenticeships is the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy. This third article in our series explains how it will work.
How Changes In Apprenticeship Training Will Affect You And Your Staff
In our second article about changes to Apprenticeship Training, we discuss the present position and contrast it with the future arrangements. Scroll to see more.