by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
As part of the government’s Plan for Jobs policy, the Chancellor announced that the government would provide funding for the 2020-21 academic year to give all 18-19-year-olds in England the opportunity to study targeted high-value Level 2 and 3 courses when...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has published the latest employment figures from March – May 2020. The figures showed 76.4% of people aged 16 to 64 were in paid work in March to May 2020. The unemployment rate was 3.9%, and the 16-64 economic inactivity rate...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s latest online resources update for July outlines the range of support it is offering to the FE sector. This edition features information about the Practitioner Research Programme and also a link to the ETF’s new...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary has announced details of a new scheme, to support higher education providers, such as universities and colleges in England, that could be at risk of insolvency. Eligible providers will be able to seek this additional support to develop...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Last month, the ESFA published its response to its subcontracting consultation for reforming the future arrangements for the subcontracting of ESFA funded post-16 education and training. It has now published the new ‘Funding guidance for young people 2020 to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
SCTP member London Learning Consortium has announced its acquisition of fellow SCTP member DV8 Sussex, and Bexhill Hive CIC. The move will see LLC broadening the scope and scale of their young people’s and adult provision and increasing their training and...
