by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: subcontracting declarations (including nil returns) – final deadline for providers who missed 31 August deadline; 3. Information: independent training providers (ITP)...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the public sector apprenticeship target guidance document.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chair of Ofqual, Roger Taylor, provided a written statement to the Education Select Committee regarding this year’s GCSE, AS, and A level results and the standardised grading system which was implemented. The Association of School and College Leaders has responded...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
A House of Commons briefing paper has been published which discusses the impact of easing lockdown restriction on the FE and HE sectors in England. The paper outlines issues such as re-opening campuses, prospective student numbers in 2020/21, temporary student numbers...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has announced that its visits to schools and FE and skills providers will start again this month, updated guidance has been published. Further details about how their interim visits to FE providers will work this autumn has been published, including details of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has added links to further guidance and resources to its collection of guidance on behaviour and discipline in schools. The collection includes checklists and resources to support full school opening during the COVID-19 outbreak.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government’s new Kickstart scheme has now opened for employer applications. The scheme consists of employers offering six-month job placements for young people aged 16-24 who are claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long term unemployment. The government...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its guidance for parents and carers on what they need to know about going back to schools, nurseries and colleges in the autumn term. They have updated the guidance with information on school admissions, travelling to and from school and college,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The employer incentive payment for recruiting new apprentices is now open for applications. Employers are being offered £2000 for each new apprentice aged under 25 that they recruit and £1500 for each new apprentice they hire aged 25 and over, up to 31 January 2021....
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published version 8 of the guidance on the apprenticeship programme response to COVID-19. This version includes: Information on the actions that training providers should take for the return of apprentices in September. Information on how apprentices who...
