by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP (SELEP) has released an ESF call of up to £1.7 million to run a project within the South East LEP area to offer support to individuals to undertake apprenticeships, and to employers to offer apprenticeships, including promoting opportunities and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education and the ESFA have both published their annual reports and accounts for 2018/19. FE Week have picked some interesting points from both reports here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute of Student Employers (ISE) have published a report highlighting the challenges that employers face with the apprenticeship system and levy. They have made a series of recommendations which they believe will make the system more effective including...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Mencap have published a report entitled ‘Access All Areas’ looking at how to make apprenticeships more accessible to people with a learning disability and/or difficulty. The recommendations from the report include removing the age cap on traineeships for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Blatchington Mill School in Hove is running a Year 11 Transition and Progression Evening for their students on Wednesday 25 September 2019, between 18:30 – 20:30. If any providers are interested in having a stand at this careers event, please contact Caroline...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has announced two further measures to support the government’s ongoing review of qualifications at Level 3 and below. They announced that they are removing funding for more than 160 duplicate qualifications from August 2020...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has updated the technical guide for the 16 to 18 accountability headline measures; a guide for schools, colleges and local authorities on measures in the 2018/19 performance tables.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has published a blog, with a summer message to providers. In it, they thank everyone who responded to their consultation around the new education inspection framework and who has engaged with them.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Chief Executive of the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) has written an article discussing T levels and the importance of engaging the HE sector in their specification and design if T levels learners are to progress onto HE programmes. He also discusses...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Robert Halfon, Chair of the Education Select Committee, has written an article outlining what he believes the new Prime Minister should focus on around education policy. He believes that the important aspects are skills, social justice, improving education standards...
