by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Nuffield Foundation has announced a new £5 million Strategic Fund for researchers to ‘develop original and challenging ideas, to work collaboratively across disciplines, and to influence social policy in a period of rapid change and uncertainty for our...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The full details of all ministerial and government appointments following Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister has been published.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Work and Pensions Committee has criticised the government for ‘devastating, cumulative cuts’ and having no effective strategy to increase the life chances of poorer children. The Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts a 7% rise in child poverty between...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the 2019 to 2020 apprenticeship funding rules in PDF. They state that the web-based rules will be live from the 1 August, replacing the 2018 to 2019 rules. The changes they have made are set out in the summary of changes document.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Policy Institute (EPI), in partnership with the Fair Education Alliance (FEA), has published its Annual Report 2019 on the state of education in England. The report looks at the progress made in closing the gap in educational attainment between...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
A new opportunity has been published on the SE Shared Services Tenders Portal for a project to support adults aged 19 or over in Brighton and Hove. Details of the BHCC Adult Learning Grant Programme 2019-20 can be found on the above link. Documents for this project...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Information: funding assurance review visits, 2. Information: apprenticeship funding rules for 2019 to 2020, 3. Information: financial assurance – monitoring the funding rules 2019 to 2020, 4. Information: adult education budget...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorised
The National Deaf Children’s Society, the National Autistic Society, SEND Action and Mencap have come together to urge the new Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, to act quickly to halt the funding crisis engulfing the special educational needs and disabilities...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation outlining latest news and support programmes for the FE and skills sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
The apprenticeships standards funding bands document has been updated, as two more apprenticeship standards have now been reviewed and had their funding bands approved. The two HR standards have had their funding bands reduced. The full list of reviewed standards with...
