ESFA Update 24th August

Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Information: accessible apprenticeship funding rules; 2. Information: Department for Education consultation on FE funding and accountability reform.

Innovation Fund Opens to New Applicants

A charitable fund designed to help providers develop new and innovative approaches to assessment has opened for applications and offers up to £25,ooo perorganisation. The Assessment Innovation Fund, created by the educational charity NCFE, is committed to investing in...

Let’s Rethink Apprenticeships

This article from Heather Akehurst from Open Awards is a thought provoking tour through what improvements might be made from September under what will probably be a new Education Secretary.