by SCTP | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced a new trial that will enable AEB providers to fully fund learners, who are employed and in receipt of a low wage and cannot contribute towards the cost of co-funding fees. The one-year trial, for the 2018 to 2019 funding year, will enable more...
by SCTP | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
Click here for an interesting news item looking at the new Care Leavers Apprenticeship Bursary which gives financial support to care leavers entering an Apprenticeship. SCTP is working with Spectra First, the organisation promoting a Care Leaver Covenant nationally...
by SCTP | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
Three ESF Direct Calls have now been launched in the Coast to Capital area. The calls are for the following Investment Priority areas: IP1.1 – Access to employment for job seekers and inactive people. IP1.4 – Active inclusion including equal opportunities...
by SCTP | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
National provider network, AELP has been commissioned by the Department for Education to review the impact of the new provider access legislation, otherwise known as the Baker Clause, which requires schools to provide an opportunity for education and training...
by SCTP | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has reconfigured its weekly news publications with new separate new versions of ‘Update’ for FE, Local Authorities and Academies. The e-bulletin has been discontinued. The first edition of ESFA Update for Further Education can be seen here and...
by SCTP | May 30, 2018 | Uncategorised
There are changes ahead with the flexibilities for prisons to purchase delivery from the Dynamic Purchasing System from 1st April 2019. The DPS will give the prisons greater control over the specific services that are delivered so we really want to maximise the...
