by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
Department for Education has taken over responsibility for subcontracting post-16 education and training from the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The reforms to the subcontracting process have now been embedded, so DfE have added clarity on what lead providers...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council, Brighton and Hove City Council and the West Sussex district and borough councils are pleased to be working in partnership to host the new West Sussex, Brighton and Hove Careers Hub. The hub will work with over 70 secondary schools and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
Travelling around parts of the county is now easier following the introduction of “Book-a-Bus”, a new flexible and on-demand bus service recently launched by West Sussex County Council “Book-a-Bus” now serves the rural areas between Chichester to Petworth and North...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
The contract values of the 54 training providers that came out on top in the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s latest adult education budget procurement have been revealed. From a total pot of £74.7 million, 15 providers were awarded almost the maximum individual...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
Sir Martyn Oliver has set out his priorities, for if he becomes Ofsted chief inspector. He has pledged to undertake a “big listen” and wants to let senior inspectors work in schools and other education providers if he is approved and gets the role, which would begin...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
England’s largest councils have called for the government to ‘fast track’ more devolution deals in county areas to kick-start an adult education revolution, as the number of people taking part in adult education and apprenticeships has fallen by a fifth. New data...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
A recent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report found that disparities in earnings based on geography and ethnicity indicate that over the past 50 years, it has become more difficult for children born into less well-off households to climb the UK’s social ladder....
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
Representatives from ESCC, DWP, University of Brighton, East Sussex Careers Hub, Trac and SCTP (Apprenticeship East Sussex Working Group) met on the 17th of July to discuss the Apprenticeships East Sussex Action Plan for 2023/24. Click here for the minutes taken in...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Sussex Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Secretary of State for the Local Skills Improvement Plan for the Sussex area, including Future Skills Sussex and the associated annexes. A representative from the Chamber said...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorised
This insight looks at how the UK’s economy performed in the second quarter of 2023. Recent grounds for economic optimism have been fleeting. While the latest figures on GDP growth were higher than expected and inflation fell to its lowest rate in over a year...
