by SCTP | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary said local skills improvement plans ‘will work’, supports Institutes of Technology and underlines the need for more teachers. A report on the content of the speech is here.
by SCTP | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
The purpose of this Ofsted research was to gain an understanding of how effective their current regulatory requirements are for ESOL Skills for Life qualifications.
by SCTP | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
New research found that 26% (7.7m million) of people are planning to change jobs as a direct result of the crisis. With 68% of these people looking to do so within the next 6 months, the UK is set to face unprecedented upheaval as people look for better-paying jobs....
by SCTP | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Musculoskeletal (MSK) Health Toolkit for employers and further education institutions shows how to support adolescents and young adults to a better future. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with the British Society of Rheumatologists and the Society of...
by SCTP | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
Robin Walker has been elected Chair of the Education Committee. Robin Walker was previously Minister of State for School Standards from 2021 to 2022 and as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at both the Scotland Office and Northern Ireland Office under Prime...
by SCTP | Nov 17, 2022 | Uncategorised
Click here for a transcript of the speech and here for a summary of the key measures. A further summary from a sector perspective and sector response is here. Comment on the lack of support for FE and skills and more details on the appointment of Sir Michael Barber to...
by SCTP | Nov 17, 2022 | Uncategorised
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education Robert Halfon delivered a speech to the Times Higher Education Conference. Here’s the transcript.
by SCTP | Nov 17, 2022 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Information: new closing date of 14 December 2022 for the FE Workforce data collection; 2. Information: ESFA adult education budget (AEB) funding and performance management rules 2022 to 2023; 3. Information: latest on the post-16...
by SCTP | Nov 17, 2022 | Uncategorised
Every month, sector audit specialists RSM (they do provider audits for the ESFA) issue a top tip aimed to help providers manage their delivery programmes efficiently. This is based on RSM’s collected experience of auditing providers for the ESFA and conducting...
by SCTP | Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorised
With the COP27 in its second week, IFATE has highlighted in its latest blog, some of the employers working hard to provide green skills training to their apprentices, with a total of 70 apprenticeships now supportive of green or net zero goals.
