by SCTP | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
New funding for organisations to research ways of supporting disadvantaged families during the school holidays has been launched by the Education Minister, Nadhim Zahawi. The £2 million investment will go towards exploring how best to help the most disadvantaged...
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
Ofqual is running a consultation on the proposals, draft rules and guidance they are proposing for functional skills qualifications in English and mathematics. Click here for the consultation which closes at 5pm on 11 May 2018. Meanwhile the outcomes of a consultation...
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Skills and adult education allocations for 2018 to 2019; 2. Advanced Learner Loans – Launch of 2018 to 2019 application service; 3. Final Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) for 2016 to 2017; 4. Employer Satisfaction Survey; 5....
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a short briefing on Helping providers understand implications of AEB devolution/delegation from 2019 to 2020. Although Sussex isn’t in the front line of the implementation of this policy it is well worth keeping in touch with progress in...
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
National provider network, AELP has published a paper called Employers in the driving seat? New thinking for FE leadership to stimulate thinking about the extent to which employers influence skills development in England today. It asks what balance is between the...
by SCTP | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Federation of Awarding Bodies has announced Tom Bewick as its new chief executive. Tom will be known to many members of the network from his time at Brighton & Hove City Council and as a member with New Work Training. He will take up his new role from May 1,...
