by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance for employers on how to register and use the apprenticeship service to reflect that for apprenticeship starts from 1 April 2019, the government now pays 95% towards the cost of apprenticeship training up to the funding band...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
Congratulations to SCTP member, the Open University on being awarded a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted at its first inspection. The Open University was praised for quickly developing apprentices’ clinical skills and knowledge that meet the high standards of employers. The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published a new ‘college oversight: support and intervention’ policy. The new policy sets out a strengthened approach to supporting and intervening in colleges which includes triggers for early and formal intervention....
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a new ‘oversight of Independent Training Providers’ operational guidance. They state that their aims with this new intervention strategy are to ‘eradicate low quality training provision, protect learners and public...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
Congratulations to SCTP member, Chichester College Group, who received their first monitoring visit since their merger in 2017. Ofsted said the College has made “significant progress in strengthening the leadership and management of the merged college”. They found the...
