by SCTP | Jun 7, 2025 | News
Latest from the DfE including: 1. Adult skills fund (ASF) 2024 to 2025 related reference data (postcode datasets); 2. Publication of updated college financial benchmarking tool and related dataset; 3. Maths and English progress measures; 4. Year-end funding claim for...
by SCTP | Jun 7, 2025 | News
Apologies for this DFE FE update not being in the last newsletter but including now so that you don’t miss anything! Items are: 1. 16 to 19 funding update; 2. National Insurance (NI) contributions grant allocations; 3. Free Courses for Jobs construction...
by SCTP | Jun 7, 2025 | News
See this letter from Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, to the joint chief executives of Skills England outlining the priorities for the newly operational, Skills England. Click here for analysis from FE Week.
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
The Apprenticeship budget exceeds £3 billion for the first time, as new foundation apprenticeships are announced. Starting January 2026, funding will be redirected from Level 7 (masters-level) Apprenticeships, with continued support reserved for Apprentices aged 16-21...
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
The latest Automotive Education Report from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), highlights a complex landscape for the sector’s future skills pipeline. The membership organisation is aiming to address this challenge, in partnership with government,...
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
So says the Institute of Fiscal Studies in this article on education spending.
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
The official confirmation of the government’s apprenticeship funding reforms on May 27 signals a strategic shift towards boosting opportunities for under-22s. While the headlines focus on new “foundation apprenticeships,” for those charting career paths, the deeper,...
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24. Improvements in teacher pay, higher representation of Black governors and a rise in permanent contracts have been identified in new FE workforce data from the DfE. Click here for more from FE...
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
Only one in four skills bootcamp participants in the third year of the programme were offered a “guaranteed” job interview, a new survey by CFE research has suggested although the evaluation does show ‘encouraging’ improvements in the programme. Click here for more...
by SCTP | May 31, 2025 | News
This research from the Institute of Employment Studies aims to better understand the experiences of carers, highlight good practice and improve support by taking a multi-stakeholder approach to examining current activity within the Restart programme and amongst...
