by SCTP | Nov 23, 2024 | News
The Adult skills fund (ASF) performance management request form is now available. At the performance management review, grant providers with an ASF contract can make various requests for funding, growth and exemptions. See details here.
by SCTP | Nov 23, 2024 | News
Latest information from the ESFA including: 1. Adult skills fund performance management review – December 2024; 2. Changes to the administration of the Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary fund (defined vulnerable bursary) schemes from the academic year 2025 to 2026; 3....
by SCTP | Nov 23, 2024 | News
Government announces that thousands more apprentice construction workers will be hired each year to build homes and kickstart growth, through new skills hubs funded by industry leaders. Click here for the press release.
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
Transcript of Baroness Jacqui Smith’s keynote speech at the Association of Colleges national conference, delivered on the 12 November.
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
Almost two-thirds (64%) of mums would consider retraining for a new career but are held back by multiple barriers, including money, time and guilt, according to new data from the OU.
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
A new report by the Education Policy Institute examines student access and outcomes for T levels and the T level transition programme (TLTP, soon to be renamed the T level foundation year), revealing critical challenges in the the programmes. The report analyses...
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
As the Curriculum and Assessment Review unfolds, this article argues that including sustainability education shouldn’t be seen as a trade-off.
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
This article draws together early feedback from employers on their post-budget apprenticeship recruitment plans which suggests that the hairdressing and early years sectors may cut apprenticeship investment.
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
Overall effectiveness grades will no longer be awarded from FE and skills inspections in September, one year after the so-called “low information, high stakes” Ofsted judgments were ended for schools. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2024 | News
Concern regarding funding clawbacks is putting providers off accessing government support for apprentices with additional learning needs – raising the risk of a student giving up and incurring extra costs for providers. This useful article draws on the opinion and...
