by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest edition of business update, the ESFA’s monthly round-up of information and news for businesses: 1. Small and medium employers needed to help develop the apprenticeship service; 2. Framing quality in the apprenticeship landscape; 3. End-Point assessment in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that the Apprenticeship Delivery Board has been closed, stating that it has fulfilled its objectives. The Board’s main purpose was to work to increase apprenticeship starts. The shadow skills minister Gordon...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, spoke at a conference about children and young people about some of the issues in the teaching of relationships education and how Ofsted approaches all kinds of equality issues. Her speech can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The latest funding news issued by East Sussex County Council is available, signposting funding opportunities in East Sussex and across the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published statistics on pupils with special educational needs. The data reveals that in January 2019, the number of school pupils with special educational needs had risen to 1.32 million, the highest since 2014. It also showed that the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the 16 to 19 subcontracting controls guide for academic year 2019 to 2020, setting out the compliance and control requirements for institutions using third parties for ESFA-funded provision.