by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that applications for the third cohort of the Teacher Mentoring Programme (TMP) in further education (FE) are now open. The cohort training begins on Monday 6 May 2024 and will run until Friday 19 July 2024. Delivered...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
The government’s response to the Skills for jobs consultation confirmed that ESFA funded Adult Skills Fund (ASF) will replace ESFA funded adult education budget (AEB). In January 2023 ESFA announced new ASF funding rates for starts from Thursday 1 August 2024. EFSA...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
Latest from ESFA including: Information: time off timetable for early career teachers and mentors who participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework – updated conditions of grant. Information: backfill payments for time off timetable for ECF...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
Autistic people and their support networks in East Sussex are being encouraged to share their views on the range of services, facilities, and opportunities available across the county as East Sussex County Council has launched a public consultation on behalf of the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
Brighton and Hove City Council is making available four grants totalling £196,425 under the People & Skills priority of the Shared Prosperity Fund for 2024/25. The grants will support the delivery of three interventions: Employment support for economically...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
Measures to increase apprentice numbers, announced by the Prime Minister in his first economic speech following the Spring Budget, came into play early last week. The reforms will fund the full cost of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) taking on an apprentice...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
Luke Hall was appointed as a Department for Education minister following the sudden resignation of Robert Halfon. The DfE has now confirmed that Hall will take over all of Halfon’s responsibilities for skills, apprenticeships, and higher education. Click here as FE...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has faced criticism for implementing changes to apprenticeship assessment rules without proper consultation. These reforms, notably altering the end-point assessment plan guidance, remove the previous...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
Trinity College London’s “Friend or Foe? Teacher attitudes to artificial intelligence” report delves into teachers’ views on AI use in the classroom. It reveals teachers’ optimism and caution surrounding the transformative potential of AI. It also underscores a...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Office for Students (OfS) has received guidance from the Secretary of State for Education and the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education on the Higher Education Strategic Priorities Grant for the 2024-25 financial year. The OfS will distribute...
