by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has updated the NEET (young people not in education, employment or training) statistics annual brief to include the latest age 16-18 estimates.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
A call has been published to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises in the South East LEP area, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The call specification is here, it closes on 30 September 2019.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
A call has been published to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises in the Coast to Capital LEP area, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The call specification is here, it closes on 30 September 2019.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
National Apprenticeship Week 2020 has been announced as 3-7 February 2020. National Apprenticeship Week is an annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships across England and is a time to recognise and applaud apprenticeship success stories across the country.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
Revised quarterly estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the UK has been published, covering January to March 2019. Also published, for the same time period, is an economic commentary for the latest Quarterly National Accounts, prices and labour market...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has produced a Sector Deal with the tourism industry. This sets out how the government and industry will work in partnership to boost productivity, develop the skills of the UK workforce and support destinations to enhance their visitor offer.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Government has published an introduction to Sector Deals, providing an overview of the Sector Deals which are supporting the Industrial Strategy. These sector deals are partnerships between the government and industry on sector-specific issues and can create...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have announced another 17 apprenticeship standards have now been reviewed and had their funding bands approved. Of the 17 reviewed, 10 have now had their funding reduced, one has increased and six stayed the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance for organisations who are applying to register to offer independent end-point assessment for apprenticeship standards. The updated section refers to External Quality Assurance (EQA) and includes the new framework from the Institute...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, spoke at the National Day Nurseries Association about the education inspection framework (EIF) and offered clarity on how Ofsted inspects. Her speech can be read here.
