Jisc and HESA Confirm Merger

Jisc, the UK’s digital body for tertiary education, and HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) have announced a merger, taking effect from the beginning of October 2022. This merger means the responsibility for collecting and publishing statutory data for all...

Government Skills for Life Campaign Resources Updated

The Government’s Skills for Life website showcases hundreds of government-funded skills opportunities. It promotes online learning options and free essential skills courses, such as numeracy, English and digital, sector specific qualifications, Skills Bootcamps,...

DfT Transport Accessibility Campaign

This week the Department for Transport (DfT) launched Creatures of Habit, the latest burst of the ‘it’s everyone’s journey’ (IEJ) transport accessibility campaign.  The campaign brings together those who want to improve public transport for disabled people and deliver...

DWP Cost of Living Payment Information

Over 8 million households are set to receive an additional £324 as part of the government’s Cost of Living support package. Click here for information on how, when and how much. Also, the Help for Households campaign gives clear information about the exceptional...

Recent Fraudulent Attempts Against Education Providers

The ESFA has been made aware of an attempt by a fraudster to request the bank details of an education provider. In this case, the fraudster had created a very similar email address to the correct email address of the supplier, as well as using correct contact names....

ESFA Update: 5th October

Latest news from the ESFA including: 1. Action: check your in-year qualification achievement rate (QAR) data; 2. Reminder: the coronavirus (COVID19) 16 to 19 tuition fund 2022 to 2023 form is now live; 3. Reminder: the FE workforce data collection is now open; 4....

Skills Minister Sets Out Her Stall

The new Skills Minister, Andrea Jenkyns MP, has been speaking at various fringe events, on various subjects, at the Conservative party conference. Click here to see a summary of her views and how Harry Potter got drawn into the skills system!

Four Ways to Celebrate National T Levels Week

Amazing Apprenticeships has curated a collection of free resources for teachers to mark the first ever National T Levels Week. Taking place from Monday 10th – Friday 14th October the week will focus on raising awareness of T Levels as a career-focused alternative to A...