by SCTP | May 24, 2025 | News
Training providers with back-to-back ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted grades could see their Department for Education funding contracts terminated from August. New contracts for education and skills services covering independent training providers for the 2025-26...
by SCTP | May 24, 2025 | News
Funding rates for 16-19 education will rise even further in September, with extra funds earmarked for staff recruitment and retention. Click here for more from FE Week.
by SCTP | May 23, 2025 | News
Offenders in open prisons could get more opportunities to work or train on day release under proposals for prison sentencing reform. Click here for more from FE Week.
by SCTP | May 23, 2025 | News
A new level 2 administration assistant apprenticeship standard has been assigned a provisional funding band of £6,000, the standard’s trailblazer group chairs have revealed. Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year. Approval of the...
by SCTP | May 23, 2025 | News
The Office for National Statistics’ latest data shows that the total number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) across the UK is 923,000. Approximately 1 in 8 young people are reported to be out of work and education in the first quarter of...
by SCTP | May 23, 2025 | News
The future of adult skills contracts for independent training providers is being “contemplated” by the Department for Education. In a contract notice published this week, the department said it was considering its options for the future of the adult skills fund (ASF)...
