The National Audit Office have released their apprenticeships report and the findings have highlighted a potential risk for apprentices across the board. The report gives a strong and potentially damning message to the Department of Education in which they warn them to assess making drastic changes such as reducing public funding for particular apprenticeships. As Read More
To conclude National Apprenticeship Week and celebrate International Women’s Day we have a special interview for you. We asked our British Hairdressing Business Awards Junior of the Year Darcey Clarke to ask British Hairdressing Awards sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional British Hairdresser of the Year Sally Brooks everything she’d love to know about Sally’s successful career. Read More
Doing an apprenticeship isn’t all smooth sailing. This first step into the industry can be tiring, low-paid and sometimes feel unrewarding. But it’s an integral building block to forging the career that you want and something that all iconic and established hairdressers had to do. It’s difficult to impress this on up-and-coming apprentices without sounding Read More
We asked apprentices at some of the top salons across the UK what their favourite hair trends are. The results are a mix of classic, fashion and street style looks. Here’s what the next generation of hairdressers predict are the must-have hair looks of 2019… Khloe Kardashian-inspired Bobs Jessie Murphy and Chloe Gibbs from Anne Read More
To celebrate National Apprentice Week, HJ has asked apprentices to share their inspiration for becoming a hairdresser. The apprentices also reveal where they go to research new techniques and styles and how their idols helped them to make the decision to pursue a career in hairdressing. “I really look up to Debbie G. She’s an Read More
The Choose Hair campaign, sponsored by Hairdressers Journal International has created a fun and interactive booklet and a lesson plan to share with young people in schools during National Careers Week, which takes place on 4 – 9 March. The aim is to encourage hairdressers to go into schools and talk to students about why Read More
Schools are preventing teenagers from exploring alternatives to A Levels to avoid losing pupil funding in the sixth form, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank. Secondary schools have been legally required since last January to allow colleges to advertise vocational qualifications to pupils from the age of 12. The think tank Read More
Recent figures regarding apprenticeships and traineeships from the Department of Education have brought hope to the hairdressing industry. There has been an increase of 15.4% of students starting apprenticeships compared to the same period in 2017/2018. This year saw 132,000 students entering into apprenticeships. Whilst this is good news that the numbers are improving, they Read More
Starting out in hairdressing can be tough. But being a junior is the step that all established and world renowned hairdressers took to forge the careers that they have today. As a junior you’re busy helping to keep the salon ticking along aiding your senior colleagues in creating looks for clients, waiting for your time Read More