by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has launched a consultation seeking views on the course content for new digital Functional Skills qualifications (FSQ) which will replace ICT functional skills qualifications from 2021. The consultation closes on 11 July 2019. Ofqual is also consulting...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its guidance which advises institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training. They advise that they have appointed a new provider to deliver the Student Bursary Support...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a press release announcing that the UK is experiencing a joint record high employment rate of 76.1% with over 32 million people being in work in the UK.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
13 – 19 May is Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual campaign hosted by the Mental Health Foundation aimed at raising the profile of issues related to mental health and encouraging conversations around wellbeing. Staff working in education settings are often...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
National numeracy day was on 15 May and the government has published an article on how it is helping to boost the nation’s maths skills by highlighting some recent initiatives such as a national network of maths hubs and the new Centres for Excellence in Maths....
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The guidance for 16 to 19 study programmes for the 2019 to 2020 academic year has been published. It covers academic, technical and vocational study programmes, including traineeships and supported internships.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Ofsted Board is responsible for setting the strategic priorities, targets and objectives for Ofsted. Their latest Board meeting minutes have been published, along with their Audit and Risk Assurance Committee minutes.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
A review has been launched to examine inequality in Britain in pay, wealth and health. The review will examine the role of policies, from taxes and benefits through to trade policy, education policies, the labour market, regional development, competition policy and...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published new guidance on how funding for traineeships works. They have also published a 19 to 24 traineeships over-delivery calculator that can be used to work out how much traineeship delivery they will fund in the 2018/19 funding year, if you deliver...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published a blog which outlines how they intend to make their funding process clearer. They state that they will be evaluating the impact of the current funding reviews which they are undertaking,...
