by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE announced on 28 April that it had decided to cancel all in year further education and apprenticeship releases and will publish the end of year releases normally in November. Concerns were raised about this announcement to stop publishing the monthly start...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
A survey carried out by FE Week with 304 apprenticeship providers, revealed that they had between them planned 13,732 starts in April but only achieved 2693, missing their pre-coronavirus expectations by 80%. More on this, including comments from a few of these...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation outlining latest news and support programmes for the FE and skills sector. The Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM) monthly newsletter for April has also been published, providing updates...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
SCTP member, Elite Pathways, are a Sport and Active Leisure based sub-contractor delivering a range of qualifications under both the traineeship and study programme banner. In 2019/2020 they have delivered 200 traineeships and 250 study programmes and as part of their...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published guidance on temporary changes to education, health and care (EHC) legislation during the COVID-19 outbreak. Some aspects of the law on EHC needs assessments and plans are changing temporarily to give local authorities, health commissioning...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced that it has refreshed its panel of apprentices with 20 new recruits joining six existing members staying on for a second year. The panel provide the IfATE with insight into the experiences...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for Students has published a briefing note highlighting practical and innovative ways that universities and colleges have been changing their work to support student mental health.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published information on the attainment of young people aged 19 in 2019. The statistics show attainment by age, cohort, qualification type and institution type. Other tables contain statistics on factors such as special educational needs status,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that for providers funded through a contract for service for adult education budget (AEB) and advanced learner loans bursary (ALLB), they will remove the financial year controls set out in the funding and performance management rules for 2019 to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service is launching a Virtual Jobs Fair on Monday 4 May to promote local vacancies and support people to get back into work. The Virtual Jobs Fair will travel round different regions and give employers the chance to post current opportunities on...
