ESFA Appoints David Withey as Next Permanent Chief Executive

by SCTP | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorised

The next permanent chief executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency has been named.  He is David Withey ), currently the chief operating officer and deputy ​secretary at the New South Wales Department of Education in Australia who also has experience in the...

Apprenticeship Funding at Risk for Slow Progress Drop-outs

by SCTP | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorised

Funding will be at risk of clawback from August where an apprentice drops out without making enough progress towards their planned training, the ESFA has revealed. Click here for more.

DfE Seeks Brokers to Level Up SME Apprenticeships in the North

by SCTP | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorised

The government is looking for brokers to boost the number of young and disadvantaged apprentices in small and medium employers in the north. A tender worth £2.25 million in total has been launched by the Department for Education to find intermediaries who can come up...

No T Level Achievement Rates Until Wave 3 Students Complete

by SCTP | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorised

T Levels will not be included in published achievement rates until the third cohort on the flagship new qualifications have completed their course but national-level results for T Levels will be published from the start, with the first set of outcomes set to be...

A Joint Inspection of Education, Training and Employment Services in Youth Offending Teams

by SCTP | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorised

Click here for the Ofsted/Estyn report covering youth offending teams in England and Wales.