ESFA Update Issue 371

Latest from the ESFA including: 1. HE learning aim request: due 29 September 2017; 2. Year-end funding claims 2016 to 2017; 3. Feedback on withdrawal of frameworks; 4. Financial health assessment: new guidance.

ESFA e-Bulletin Issue 187

Latest from the former EFA including: 1. Information: final national funding formula consultation response; 2. Reminder: making an accurate autumn census return; 3. Information: 16 to 19 local authorities grant return and use of funds statement; process for 2016 to...

SCTP CPD Training: End Point Assessment Training

The second event in SCTP’s CPD programme for the 2017/18 membership year is End Point Assessment Training.  This workshop, developed by NCFE, will go through how EPAs will work, who should be involved from your organisation and the different types of tests. The...

Unemployment Falls As Wages Stagnate

Unemployment continues to fall and employment rates rise while wages fall in real terms. Youth unemployment shows a similar picture, for May to July 2017 shows the unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds was 10.6, lower than for a year earlier (11.%). The...