by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 6, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Local Government Association has produced new analysis which claims that local services in England face an overall funding gap of almost £6.5 billion by 2025. Ahead of the budget, they have produced their 2020 budget submission, which can be seen here. Some of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
At the recent SCTP members’ conference, there was a query about whether matrix accreditation is a compulsory requirement of the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (ROATP) registration. Specialist consultant Steve O’Hare has shared his view that matrix...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has shared some guidance relating to EU exit and apprenticeships. This Q&A document has some clarification around funding and eligibility.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced £1 million to fund projects which will target students who might be at greater risk of mental ill-health or face barriers to getting support. The universities regulator the Office for Students (OfS) is inviting bidders to submit proposals...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published the NEET statistics annual brief for 2019. This is estimates from the Labour Force Survey of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Wave 2 prospectus for the Institutes of Technology is now available on the guidance page for the Institutes of Technology.