by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has announced the launch of a consultation on draft guidance for awarding organisations on producing accessible assessments. Ofqual says that the proposed updated guidance will support awarding organisations to design and develop assessments that meet its rules...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
Following the announcement last week of the successful bids for the Levelling Up Fund, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has now announced the successful bids for the UK Community Renewal Fund. The £220 million UK Community Renewal Fund will...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new report entitled ‘Working Late’, has been published by Legal & General Retail Retirement and the Centre for Economics and Business Research. The report looks at the experiences of the over 50s, raises concerns about the impact of redundancy and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that there is an extension to the flexibility allowing Universal Credit claimants to undertake training for up to 16 weeks. The flexibility, introduced in April 2021, increased the amount of time claimants in the intensive work search group...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice has been extended until the end January 2022. Employers will be able to apply for a payment of £3,000 for apprentices with an employment start date between 1 October 2021 and 31 January...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that from 1 November 2021, the reservation period for employers who do not pay the Apprenticeship Levy will be reduced from six months to three months. Employers can reserve funding three months before an apprentice’s expected start date and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Information: changes to reservations for apprenticeship funding from 1 November 2021; 2. Information: incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice; 3. Information: apprenticeship policy In England; 4. Information: increase to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new report has been published by Impetus, which looks at whether increasing the school day by 30 minutes will actually have an impact on education outcomes. The report ‘Time Well Spent’ analysed the length of the school day across a random sample of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
Robert Nitsch, The Chief Operating Officer of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), has stated that the proposal for a level 2 business administration apprenticeship replacement is “some distance off” the quality bar for apprenticeships....
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Further and Higher Education Minister, Michelle Donelan, has told the Commons Education Committee that she is considering incentivising universities to run degree apprenticeships to encourage all universities to run them. This article contains more information on...
