Halfon Calls for GCSEs to be Scrapped

Former skills minister and current chair of the Education Select Committee, Rob Halfon MP, has called for GCSEs to be scrapped. This article by Alice Barnard, Chief Executive of The Edge Foundation looks at whether the new GCSE gradings are understood by employers and...

London Learning Consortium Commissioning Events

SCTP member, the London Learning Consortium (LLC) is holding two commissioning events to outline its partnership allocation process for 2018/19. There is a London event but the more local event is for Voluntary Community & Social Enterprise organisations that work...

ESFA Business Update Issue 33

Latest edition of the ESFA’s newsletter for businesses including: 1. National Apprenticeship Awards 2018; 2. Apprenticeship service update; 3. Apprenticeship quality; 4. National Contact Centre support for employers; 5. Social media.

Report & Evidence Request on ESF Successor Programme

The Work and Pensions select committee has published a report following its inquiry into the future of the European Social Fund. Echoing evidence provided by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, the committee calls on government to ensure the support...