by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The annual report of the Further Education Commissioner for 2018/19 has been published. The FE Commissioner reports on his activity between 1 August 2018 and 31 July 2019 and the state of the further education college sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Action: 19+ contracts and variations to be signed; 2. Reminder: mid-year funding claims for 2019 to 2020; 3. Information: future-proofing our early warning integrated financial model for colleges; 4. Information: apprenticeship...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has announced a £24 million support package with the aim of strengthening the FE workforce and help to level up skills and opportunities across the country. The investment includes £11 million to provide bursaries and grants worth up to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education published a set of proposals in March 2019 on the collection of data on the FE workforce in England. They held a consultation ending in June 2019 on these proposals and they have now published the government’s response to the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is hosting a series of consultation events as part of the Engineering and Manufacturing Route Review for employers, training providers and end-point assessment organisations. There is one being held in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
A new survey conducted by the parenting website Mumsnet, on behalf of the Department for Education, has shown that many parents are unaware of the range of opportunities apprenticeships can offer. They spoke to 1068 parents of children aged 13-18 and found that whilst...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation and Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 have awarded four new Technical Teaching Fellowships. Fellowships are awarded to outstanding practitioners who are recognised for their high impact teaching practice and the delivery...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
It has been reported that Baroness Alison Wolf is set to become a skills and workforce policy adviser to the Prime Minister. Her report on 14 to 19 vocational education in 2011 made the case for an employer levy to fund apprenticeship training. She was also a member...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
In answer to a parliamentary question on the funding rate for 16-19 year olds, the FE Minister, Michelle Donelan, has revealed that the funding increase per student which comes into effect from August 2020, is below inflation. The funding increase announced last year...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
Monthly e-news for MI managers, software writers and suppliers about FE data systems and reports, the ILR, open data and other data news from the ESFA.
