by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published version 6 of the adult education budget (AEB) funding rules. You can find all the updates in the ‘what’s new section’ of the guide.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ETF’s monthly Online Resources and Courses Update for April has been published. The Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM) monthly newsletter for April is also available.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the Labour market overview, UK: April 2021 which contains estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK. Comment on the latest statistics, which show a new...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published ‘Labour market in the regions of the UK: April 2021’, which contains regional, local authority and Parliamentary constituency breakdowns of changes in UK employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated the Awarding qualifications in summer 2021 guidance by updating the ‘Other qualifications’ section to clarify how to award functional skills qualifications and English for Speakers of Other Languages Skills for Life.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance on free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in FE funded institutions by adding a link to the guidance about requesting additional funding for 2020 to 2021 and has confirmed the deadline is 4 May 2021.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
Links have been updated in the list of Skills Advisory Panels and local skills reports. The Coast to Capital LEP local skills report is here and the SELEP local skills report is available here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its ‘Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus outbreak‘ guidance by adding information to confirm all apprentices in HE can return to in-person teaching and learning no earlier than 17 May and by amending a date in the functional skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced the launch of a consultation seeking views on how new flexi-job apprenticeship schemes could be run, which were announced in the Budget. The flexi-job apprenticeship schemes would enable an apprentice to work across a range of projects and with...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The new Skills Accelerator programme has launched and is open for expressions of interest. This incorporates Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIP) and the Strategic Development Fund, which were first announced in the Skills for Jobs White Paper. Local Skills...
