by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Damian Hinds will appear before the Education Committee on Wednesday 16 January at 10:00, in its latest accountability session. The meeting will be broadcast live on Parliament TV.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Anne Milton, Skills Minister, has responded to recent reports that the apprenticeships budget is heading for a huge overspend. Speaking this week, she said that she had no fears about the budget running out. More on this here. She has also vowed to look further into...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have published the minimum standard measure applied to all schools and colleges for 16-18 year olds for 2018.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Professional Standards for FE teachers and trainers were developed in 2014 by the Education & Training Foundation (ETF), in consultation with providers from across the sector. The ETF is now asking teachers, trainers and managers in the FE and Skills sector to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP member Onefile, have written a useful article on the changes in the new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) and the redesigned application.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education & Training Foundation have published a blog arguing that it is time for the FE and Training sector to look at SEN conditions through neurodiversity lens. The blog, from Remploy, argues that the potential of significant numbers of learners, with both...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Mark Dawe, Chief Executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), has stressed AELP’s view that apprenticeship policy should be rebalanced to focus on supporting younger people and social mobility. His article can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Richard Marsh, Apprenticeship Partnership Director at Kaplan Financial, in this article for FE News, discusses whether the best solution for apprenticeship funding for non-levy payers is to look back to the funding systems in place in 1990. He argues that during that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP member, City and Guilds Group have published new research on employers experience of the apprenticeship system, called ‘Flex for success?’. They report that 92% of levy-paying employers they surveyed want to see greater flexibility in how they can...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
The next SCTP Members’ Meeting is on Thursday 24 January at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath from 10.00-13.00. The meeting will include interesting speakers from the ETF and NCFE and the usual useful networking opportunities throughout the morning and opportunities to...
