New Business Support Hub on Gov.uk

A new Coronavirus Business Support Hub is now available on gov.uk. The hub brings together key information for businesses including on funding and support, business closures, your responsibilities as an employer and managing your business during coronavirus. The hub...

Sussex Business Heroes Campaign Launched

Sussex Chamber of Commerce has launched a search to find companies and individuals in Sussex who are going the extra mile to help support people, places, products and frontline key workers during the current COVID-19 crisis. They will be showcasing these stories...

Change to RoATP Conditions of Acceptance

The ESFA has made changes to one of the Conditions of Acceptance to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Main providers and employer providers are now required to directly deliver apprenticeship training...

ESFA FE Update: 15 April 2020

Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers – applications from employers of critical workers; 3. Information: Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers –...

Latest Ofsted Guidance Relating to Coronavirus

The latest Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus for schools, early years, children’s social care and further education and skills providers has been updated with information on routine inspections being suspended and to add information on publishing...

FE Performance Measures Guidance Update

The ESFA has updated its guidance on how it measures the performance of FE providers, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  The guidance states that they will not publish any institution-level qualification achievement rates in the national achievement rate tables for the...