by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2019 | 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.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has revealed that the amount of funds expiring in employers’ digital apprenticeship service accounts in July 2019 was £44 million, and in August 2019 it was £52 million. It means that a total of £133 million has expired from employers’ levy accounts to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorised
MPs debated all stages of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.6) Bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday 4 September 2019. The Bill will now be considered in the House of Lords. You can stay up to date on all stages of this bill here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA’s apprenticeships campaign ‘Fire It Up’ is now in its second phase. The second phase of the campaign continues to target broad audiences but will also focus activity on those audiences that contribute to widening participation in apprenticeships such as...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorised
A survey conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) shows that 3 in 5 parents of 11-18 year olds in England have not yet heard of T Levels. The survey found that once they were told about them, 71% thought they would help prepare young people with the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has set out a list of key proposed changes to the ILR for 2020/21 that they are considering. Details of the proposals will be posted to FEConnect forum and will be open for comments until Friday 20 September 2019. The responses will contribute to their...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have announced that in September, in response to feedback, they will issue variations to the 2019 to 2020 Education & Skills agreements issued in July. The variations will: vary the required level of professional indemnity insurance from £10m to £5m...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have announced that as set out in the adult education budget (AEB) funding and performance-management rules, you can request a maximum allocation of £25,000 for 19 to 24 traineeships if you had an AEB contract for the 2018 to 2019 funding year and have not...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Research into teaching assistants’ views on teaching as a career has been published.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions publishes an Ethnic minority employment bulletin every three months. These bulletins provide information about ethnic minority employment, including research, case studies and strategic and practical advice. The August 2019 edition...
