by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published technical guidance on how they have calculated allocations apprenticeships non-levy extension allocations for April 2019 to March 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP’s Apprenticeships in Sussex (AiS) service has a busy National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) planned. AiS will be out across East Sussex during NAW promoting apprenticeships and pre-employment training. The events planned are: Monday 4 March – Crowborough...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
Sean Harford, National Director, Education at Ofsted, has written a blog about Ofsted’s subject curriculum groups. They are using these groups to learn about and engage in the ongoing debate about subject-specific curriculums in schools across England. They will...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
Three new reference guides have been published by the Education and Training Foundation, providing tips on supporting learners with autism, dyslexia and hearing impairment. They are available on the SEND Excellence Gateway website and each include links to further...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Labour Party has launched its second consultation on its plans for a National Education Service. The consultation entitled ‘local accountability in the National Education Service’ looks at how to empower local communities and to ensure the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
Coast to Capital (C2C) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is supporting businesses across their area to navigate the UK’s exit from the EU. They offer a range of resources, which can be found on their website. The LEP Board wrote to the government identifying a...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is running a short survey on if and how technology is used in teaching, learning and assessment in the FE sector. The technology usage and perception survey will help the ETF to gain a better understanding of what is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking for an organisation to support the implementation of the first T level transition offer from 2020. The transition offer will support learners who are not ready to start a T level at 16, but will be by the time they are 19....
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The National Audit Office (NAO) is expected to publish its follow-up review on the apprenticeship programme next week, during National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). The review, launched in July last year, is due to examine the extent to which the reformed apprenticeships...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the latest apprenticeships statistics covering apprenticeship starts, apprenticeship service registrations and commitments. It shows there have been 192,100 apprenticeship starts reported to date between August 2018 and December 2018 for the...