by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Information: the integrated financial model for colleges; 2. Information: update on 2020 to 2021 individualised learner record (ILR) specification; 3. Information: qualification achievement rates (QAR) 2018 to 2019 – provisional...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a new Fire It Up campaign toolkit and new Fire It Up campaign assets. The same page contains various toolkits and logos for National Apprenticeship Week 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation outlining latest news and support programmes for the FE and skills sector. The ETF’s South East maths and English January 2020 newsflash is also available here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has updated its list of employers that have signed up to the Disability Confident scheme. The Disability Confident scheme aims to help employers make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people. It is voluntary and has been developed by...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor, Sajid Javid, has announced the budget date as 11 March and it has been reported that he plans to change the way the Treasury allocates investment in an attempt to even up spending between the regions, and to increase investment spending by...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has announced a further £80 million investment into music hubs to enable more children to learn instruments. The have also announced an additional £4 million for other cultural education programmes.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest funding news issued by East Sussex County Council is available, signposting funding opportunities in East Sussex and across the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council and Crawley Borough Council are holding their annual Apprenticeship & Traineeship Fair on Wednesday 5 February 2020, in the middle of National Apprenticeship Week. The event is at Crawley College, 16:30 – 19:00. For further...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Government has announced increases to the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, coming into effect from 1 April. The National Living Wage (for those 25 and over) is increasing by 6.2% to £8.72 per hour . The National Minimum Wage is increasing across...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Survey results published by the Learning and Work Institute (LWI) on adult participation in learning, shows that just one in three adults (33%) has taken part in learning in the last three years. The LWI recommendations from the report include a significant increase...
