by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced changes to its winter support schemes to help support jobs and income. They will increase contribution to wage costs under the Jobb Support Scheme, increase grants for the self-employed schemes, and expanding business grants to support...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published research into the impact of the apprenticeship levy on employers’ decision-making and whether levy funds were used for additional training or to replace other forms of training. It also explores how employers and providers assess and account for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus for schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills providers is available. Dr Richard Beynon, HMI Specialist Adviser for FE and Skills at Ofsted will be speaking at the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published its October newsletter which includes references to its news about EPAs being aligned to statutorily regulated professions, contracts for 2022 T Levels and details about their apprentice...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published results of a survey conducted with leaders of post-16 institutions on subjects such as AS and A level reform, technical education, careers education, prevent duty, ESOL and participation of young people post-16.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a research report to understand the causes and effects of changes in apprenticeship starts at Level 2 and 3.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article looks at the DfE’s preparation ahead of the upcoming FE white paper, which the DfE has said will be published later this year.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has announced that the Chancellor has decided to conduct a one-year Spending Review in order to prioritise the response to Covid-19, and its focus on supporting jobs. The Review is due to be in the last weeks of November.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published version 4 of the AEB funding and performance management rules 2020 to 2021. It has updated the definition of unemployed (page 38) to reflect changes the DWP has made to the take-home pay threshold for Universal Credit. It has also included in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a note about Adult Education Budget (AEB) achievements which may be affected by delayed assessments. It says ‘there may be AEB achievements that will not be recorded in time for R14 and subsequently will not be funded through our usual...
