by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest update from the ESFA including: 1. Action: further education Condition Data Collection – review and return of college general site information by Monday 4 February 2019; 2. Action: qualification achievement rates (QAR) 2017 to 2018 – provisional data window...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest newsletter from the Coast to Capital LEP with news on training and skills, development and transport for West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and parts of Surrey and South London.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Committee held a roundtable discussion on special educational needs and disabilities, focusing on issues faced by young people with SEND post-16. The discussion is available to watch on Parliament TV here. During the discussion, the committee heard...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a Functional Skills reform factsheet. The current English and maths qualifications will be replaced in September 2019 to make them even more relevant and credible to the world of work. SCTP member, NCFE, outlined these changes at the January SCTP...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA’s monthly e-news for MI managers, software writers and suppliers about FE data systems and reports, the ILR, open data and other data news.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council has published the latest 2018/19 data for young people participating in education, training or employment with training. Key headlines are: Duty to participate at academic age 16 for Dec18 was 95.7% and an improvement from Dec17 at 95% Duty...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
Following a successful appeal in July, the trailblazer group for three FE teaching apprenticeship standards have been awaiting the formal approval of their revised funding bands. FE Week reports that the three standards are now expected to be ready for delivery in the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
Click here for a spreadsheet showing SCTP’s local analysis of apprenticeship starts figures released by the DfE in December. This shows starts by borough, district and parliamentary constituency and compares final figures for 2017/18 with the 2016/17 year. Nationally...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has confirmed to FE Week that if providers have not planned to deliver 20% off the job training for their apprentices, they could have their funding clawed back as the programme would be considered ineligible. You can read more on this story on FE Week...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Bett Show 2019 has been highlighting EdTech solutions, and one such technology which is being used by some schools revolves around artificial intelligence. Students at the show are demonstrating how artificial intelligence, combined with neuroscience and learning...
