by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has made a change to their maths and English condition of funding guidance that will apply from academic year 2019/20. The change means that students with a grade 2 or below can study towards a pass in functional skills level 2 or they can still study towards...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Last year, the government announced a £1.5 million programme to support people back into work in the private sector after time spent away from the labour market while undertaking a role in caring. These projects could help returners update their skills, provide other...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council has published the latest 2018/19 data for young people participating in education, training or employment with training. Key headlines for January 2019 are: Duty to participate at academic age 16 for Jan 19 was 95.4%, slight decrease from...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon MP, has called for a radical re-think of England’s education system, including replacing GCSEs and A Levels for a ‘holistic baccalaureate’ for 18 year olds which recognises academic and technical...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has called on the Government to clarify its plans for future UK access to the EU international exchange programme ‘Erasmus’ in its report, Brexit: the Erasmus and Horizon programmes. As well as being a university...