by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service (NCS) is holding its next Virtual Jobs Fair from Monday 20 to Friday 24 July to promote local vacancies and support people to get back into work. The Virtual Jobs Fair will virtually visit different regions of England throughout the week...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a notice to providers to ensure that they have published the actual level of funding paid and retained for each of their delivery subcontractors in 2019 to 2020 on their website, as detailed in the funding rules. They have said that all...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
As announced in the Apprenticeship funding rules, the ESFA are increasing the number of ‘active or used’ reservations that eligible employers can have on the apprenticeship service from 3 to 10 from 15 July, for the remainder of the financial year 2020-21....
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: extra funding for free school meals in further education (FE); 3. Action: new subcontractor declaration window – including nil returns; 4. Reminder: closing date for 16...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published temporary provider guidance for the Work and Health Programme due to measures and restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic meaning changes to the programme have been necessary.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks in this Ofsted blog, about their review into online education during COVID-19 in the FE and skills sector. This topic was discussed by Dr Richard Beynon at the SCTP members’ conference...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Dfe has announced the publication of Dame Mary Ney’s review of the way government exercises its oversight of college finances and financial management. Her report, completed in October, contains a series of recommendations to strengthen current arrangements,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation is hosting an interactive webinar on 21 July to debate questions around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household incomes. The session will be hearing the views of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Anneliese Dodds on this topic....
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has published a comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in July 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced new measures designed to boost the quality and take-up of higher technical education. These include introducing newly approved higher technical qualifications from September 2022 and working with Ofsted and the Office for Students to make sure...
