by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Inspections will be led by only the ‘most senior’ HMIs when the new framework launches, and there will be no visits in the last week before Christmas. Click here for more from FE Week. In the meantime Ofsted plans FE webinars in response to concerns over...
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
The government will temporarily reduce minimum off-the-job training (OTJ) hours for dozens of apprenticeship standards following concerns that the timing to implement new rules was too short. Last month, the Department for Education agreed cuts to OTJ hours for 39...
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
The government has set up an advisory panel of young people to help “shape” its policies for keeping them in education, employment or training. Click here for more from FE Week.
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Click here for a FE Week analysis of the Department for Education’s accounts this year and the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s final accounts following its merger with the DfE in March.
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
East Sussex College Group, The National Federation of Roofing Contractors and the East Sussex County Council Construction Task Group are hosting a Roofing Roundtable Event for roofing companies to explore the development of a roofing apprenticeship programme (and/or...
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Tech entrepreneurs outside London will get support to grow their businesses, as the government launches a £1 million programme which is set to ignite innovation and bolster growth beyond the capital.
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
The Department for Business and Trade has published Sector Plans to increase investment and growth in the 8 Industrial Strategy sectors through to 2035.
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Maths hubs, supported by the national centre for excellence in the teaching of mathematics (NCETM), offers the further education mastery specialist (FEMS) programme. This is a fully funded professional development opportunity for state funded further education...
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Enter learning data (ELD) is replacing the learner entry tool (LET) for creating individualised learner record (ILR) files. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Jul 20, 2025 | News
Following the release of the 2024 to 2025 guidance for qualification achievement rates (QARs) the DfE has confirmed that they have now released first in-year QAR data for 2024 to 2025, which can be accessed through view your education data. Click here for more.
