International Day of Charity
Today, 5th September, is the United Nations International Day of Charity. ‘The International Day of Charity was established with the objective of sensitising and mobilising people, NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities.’ Taken from the United Nations website here Since we have started to […]
Welcome Back!
Hello and welcome back 😊 Although SSES is open all year round, regular readers may have noticed we did not post anything during August. Much as we enjoy writing the posts, knowing that there will be reduced readers because of holidays, and our team also needed some time off we reconsidered our twice-weekly posts. […]
About the End Point Assessment
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin When apprenticeships started changing from frameworks to standards back in 2017 there was some adjustment needed in the mindset of apprentices, employers and training providers. One of those areas was the End Point Assessment. With frameworks, at the end of the training period, the apprentice finished and was either qualified […]
Keeping Babies cool on the hottest day of the Year
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin We did intend to write a blogpost today on a different topic, but with the UK in the middle of a heatwave, and temperatures likely exceeding all previous records, we thought it important to look at the impact of heat on the early years, children and young people. If you […]
World Youth Skills Day
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Tomorrow, 15th July, is World Youth Skills Day. ‘In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Since then, World Youth Skills Day has provided a unique […]
Children’s Art Week
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin From June 29th to July 19th, 2022, we are celebrating Children’s Art Week. Children’s Art Week is a UK-wide campaign instigated by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education, and thousands of projects for children and young people have taken place across the UK during CAW over the last few […]
World Chocolate Day
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Okay, so World Chocolate Day doesn’t really have anything to do with the standards that we at SS Educational Services End Point Assess. But, a whole day to celebrate chocolate? How could we not acknowledge that! I love Lindt chocolate – any flavour! – and Jeff, (DoF) is a Toblerone and […]
Transitions
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin July is a big month in all forms of education, commonly known as ‘transition month’. Schools and parents are looking at how to prepare their children for the next stage of their education, whether it is starting nursery, primary, or secondary. Depending on the age of the children will depend […]
World Refugee Day
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin In Europe at the moment, there are over 7.7 million Ukrainian refugees. I was reading an article about a family of refugees who had been living in the Ukraine for a few years, following having to leave their previous country. Can you imagine, being a refugee, thinking you are safe […]
End Point Assessments that include a Professional Discussion
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin Today we are looking at End Point Assessments that include a professional discussion. As an employer you will know at the start of the apprentice’s journey what assessments are needed for the End Point Assessment (EPA) for each of your apprentices. If one of the requirements is a Professional Discussion […]