by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is open for providers to register until 31 October 2020. The original DPS specification stated that the opportunity would end on 31 July 2020, but this has now been extended to 31 October 2020. The DPS is an electronic...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published its latest FE and skills statistics. This contains provisional figures for the first three quarters of the 2019/20 academic year (August 2019 to April 2020) and includes their Further Education (FE) and Skills statistics and the apprenticeships...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has announced the publication of the outcomes of its consultation on the proposals for changes to Ofsted’s post-inspection processes and complaints handling. The new arrangements which Ofsted will be implementing include a new and consistent...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has opened a consultation seeking views on the policy options set out in the white paper on protecting the flow of goods and services in the UK’s internal market. From 1 January 2021, powers in at least 70...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the ILR returns guide for 2019 to 2020. The guidance updates the advice on how they are moderating clawback to take into account recruitment difficulties as a result of COVID-19, and to add an annex to help providers reduce funding or audit data...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
As part of the government’s Plan for Jobs policy, the Chancellor announced that the government would provide funding for the 2020-21 academic year to give all 18-19-year-olds in England the opportunity to study targeted high-value Level 2 and 3 courses when...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has published the latest employment figures from March – May 2020. The figures showed 76.4% of people aged 16 to 64 were in paid work in March to May 2020. The unemployment rate was 3.9%, and the 16-64 economic inactivity rate...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s latest online resources update for July outlines the range of support it is offering to the FE sector. This edition features information about the Practitioner Research Programme and also a link to the ETF’s new...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary has announced details of a new scheme, to support higher education providers, such as universities and colleges in England, that could be at risk of insolvency. Eligible providers will be able to seek this additional support to develop...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Last month, the ESFA published its response to its subcontracting consultation for reforming the future arrangements for the subcontracting of ESFA funded post-16 education and training. It has now published the new ‘Funding guidance for young people 2020 to...
