by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published an updated ‘NEET scorecard’, ‘NEET scorecard – metadata’ and ‘NEET scorecard – underlying data’ for 2021. This scorecard provides information about young people’s participation and attainment in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary has been written to by a cross-party group of 118 MPs and Lords, urging the government to re-think the current plans to defund BTECs, warning that this would hit disadvantaged students the hardest. The letter supports the #ProtectStudentChoice...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a provider delivery toolkit for Higher Technical Qualifications. The toolkit is designed to support providers in their delivery of Higher Technical Education, through the sharing of good practice and highlighting the benefits of offering an...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its subcontracting funding rules for post-16 ESFA funded provision for AEB, ESF and 16 to 19 funding. The 16 to 19 annex of the rules has been updated and further clarifications have been added related to the T Level Industry Placement Employer...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its guidance on incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice to include the extension recently announced that employers will be able to apply for a payment of £3,000 for apprentices with an employment start date from 1 October 2021 to 31 January...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that following the recent publication of the End Point Assessment (EPA) best practice guides for providers, employers and apprentices, the ESFA is running a webinar on 5 November for providers and EPA organisations and 4 November for employers....
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a new toolkit on encouraging Covid-19 testing in students. Student video resources have also been published to support your encouragement of testing with your students.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder about the opportunity for providers to apply to deliver 16 to 18 traineeships. To apply for a new traineeship contract, you must meet the eligibility criteria, be an existing provider, and must submit a full and complete application, by...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has advised training providers and employers to check that apprentices are on the latest versions of their apprenticeship standards. The latest update to the Apprenticeship Service enables you to check this in the ‘Manage your apprentices’ section.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest newsletter from the ESFA: 1. Action: check apprentices are on the latest versions of standards; 2. Reminder: 16 to 18 traineeship delivery market entry opportunity; 3. Information: high needs funding: due diligence process for special post-16 providers; 4....
