by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation, in response to the ONS ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey, has calculated that around one million employees are on course to be on the furlough scheme when it closes next week (30 September). Its statement can be read here. Comment...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
As a member of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) Skills Working Group, SCTP attended this week to represent the membership. The group works alongside the SELEP Skills Advisory Panel and “provides a strategic, joined up, holistic LEP view on skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ETF’s monthly EdTech and Digital update for September has been published.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has announced that it will be carrying out an independent review of two catch-up reforms: tutoring and teachers’ professional development. The tutoring review will consider the overall quality of tutoring offered by schools and 16 to 19 providers, irrespective...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has published the National AI Strategy, which aims to invest and plan for the long-term needs of the AI ecosystem, support the transition to an AI-enabled economy, and ensure the UK gets the national and international governance of AI technologies...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
New data from Totaljobs reveals that the number of job vacancies in the social care sector has increased by 84%, compared to August 2020. Recent research from The Work Foundation and Totaljobs revealed that the pandemic has overburdened existing staff, leaving one in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE is holding a Skills for Jobs: A New Further Education Funding and Accountability System webinar on 29 September. The event will be chaired by DfE Director Keith Smith and policy experts and will be an opportunity to feed into the consultation through Q&A...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) is open only to new providers that are able to fulfil a gap in provision identified by an employer. Training providers cannot apply directly to the RoATP and will be invited...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Action: Recruit an Apprentice legacy technology; 2. Feedback: please tell us about your experience with digital forms; 3. Reminder: 16 to 19 tuition fund 2021 to 2022 form; 4. Reminder: FE workforce collections; 5. Information:...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a podcast, looking at some of the challenges facing the education system after eighteen months of disruption, including discussing some of the potential long-term effects on school children, such as lost education,...
