Select Committee Launches SEND Enquiry

The House of Commons Education Select Committee has announced a new inquiry into special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) which will take in how the latest reforms are working and other challenges faced by learners, families and providers. Closing date is 14...

ESFA Update Issue 399

Latest from the ESFA including: 1. 16 to 18 traineeships and adult education budget growth requests; 2.Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) for 2016 to 2017 – survey reminder.

The Skills Show Rebrands as WorldSkills UK LIVE

The country’s biggest skills and careers event is getting a revamp and changing its name. Formerly known as The Skills Show, the event, which attracted 70,000 visitors last year, will from today be known as WorldSkills UK LIVE. The change has been made to align it...

CITB to End Direct Training Delivery

SCTP member, the Construction Industry Training Board launched its new ‘levy in, skills out’ Business Plan for the next three years which will see it reduce staff and sites as it exits direct delivery of training and refocuses on streamlining services and enhancing...