
David Cohen
@cohenstandard
Investigations Editor and Campaigns Editor of the London Evening Standard and The Independent and founder of the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund
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16-09-2013 10:58:27
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After our @EDSKthinktank report in 2020, the DfE claimed they'd banned MBAs from being funded by the apprenticeship levy. Business schools quickly got round the ban, and the farce continues. Good digging by David Cohen (with a contribution from me). independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦

@EDSKthinktank David Cohen Toby Perkins MP is absolutely right that "advanced opportunities are being pressed at the expense of young people and adults looking to retrain or up-skill from entry-level opportunities." Prioritising the skilled +employed over the unskilled + unemployed is dismal policymaking.


I spoke to David Cohen The Independent about the recent apprenticeship stats which see young people losing out to top executives! Read the full article here independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦

David Cohen The astonishing Β£1bn figure for these so-called level 7 courses means that the scale of the scandal of young people losing out as firms use the apprenticeship levy to bankroll training for executives is more than three times worse than previously feared.

A result for our investigation! Minister to "take appropriate action" on use of apprenticeship levy funding for ineligible MBAs The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦

Great to celebrate the success of the 1st year of #SkillUpStepUp Campaign funded by Standard News The Independent & Barclays UK look out for the full article in tomorrowβs paper! The London Community Foundation Nando's David Cohen City Gateway The Spear Programme Springboard @2020ChangeUk First Rung




David Cohen spoke to a few of @2020ChangeUk alumni members to celebrate the success of the 1st year of the #SkillUpStepUp campaign by Funders by Barclays UK Standard News The Independent thank you to The London Community Foundation for bringing us together! standard.co.uk/skill-up-step-β¦

π¬π§ Tesco Boss: Reboot Apprenticeships To Kickstart Economy β«Supermarket CEO says ministers must end scandal of public funds meant for young workers being spent on City high-flyers β«David Cohen β«is.gd/GIVugI π¬π§ #frontpagestoday #digital #UK The Independent


What an uplifting read! David Cohen looks at the #traumainformed approach adopted by Beacon High that has seen suspensions drop by 90% and where inclusion not exclusion has achieved incredible results. Hats off to nope s for backing this too! standard.co.uk/news/educationβ¦


ποΈWinter Survival Campaign: Our partnership with Comic Relief David Cohen joins our Standard Podcast for a special edition supporting the Evening Standard Christmas appeal... π§Listen here: pod.fo/e/204ce5


Does the traditional media still have clout in today's digital/TikTok world? Join the debate on Monday 25th March @StationersHall Panel includes: Will Gore paul connew Dawn Alford David Cohen Abbianca Elizabeth H. Filippouli Bookings: stationers.org/events/detail/β¦ #journalism



Proud to be shortlisted by The Orwell Prize for the prestigious Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness and to be among such esteemed company trying to make positive change happen.