by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council are holding a Supported Employment Event on 9 July, 09:00 – 13:00 at The Hydro Hotel in Eastbourne. The event will enable training providers and educational settings to gain a broader understanding of supported employment pathways....
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published its May newsletter which includes references to the announcement of using gender-bias terminology in apprenticeship standards, the review of standards in the digital sector and a webinar...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Following an investigation by FE Week, the UK Statistics Authority has looked at the DfE’s achievement rate data and said they are content with the publication of the data tables but have asked them to be more transparent around the reasons for incomplete...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has commissioned the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) to develop a new CPD programme to help prepare FE and ACL providers to deliver new qualifications based on new ‘essential digital skills’ standards’ which were announced last...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton gave a speech at the recent Association of Colleges (AoC) spring conference, touching on FE funding and reputation amongst other issues. You can read the transcript of her speech here.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has spoken about character and resilience being the key to social mobility. A new advisory group of experts in character education has been set up to look at how best to support schools to run more activities, which will help...