by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
In December 2017, the government launched a competition for employers, FE providers and universities to develop collaborative proposals to establish new Institutes of Technology (IoT). These are to be high-quality, employer-led institutions specialising in providing...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorised
As part of the Skills World series of podcasts, Tom Bewick, Chief Executive of the Federation of Awarding Bodies, talks to Professor Barbara Stalder, Head of Teacher Education at Bern University of Teacher Education. They focus on the apprenticeship system in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a press release to summarise reforms which come into effect in April 2019 to protect the most vulnerable and support people into work. These include increasing the Access to Work cap, increases in the Universal...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has issued guidance for organisations in receipt of funds or those who have submitted a bid to Erasmus+ and the ESC to register ahead of making a claim against the HMG guarantee.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s consultation into their proposals for changes to the education inspection framework from September 2019 closed last week and they are now analysing the feedback they received. There is some sector comment here regarding the draft education inspection...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education & Training Foundation (ETF) has announced an opportunity to develop English teaching in Post-16 education. A team led by ccConsultancy in partnership with That Reading Thing and Skills for Life Network has secured funding from the ETF to support...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The latest funding news issued by East Sussex County Council is available, you can sign up to this monthly news bulletin to find out about funding opportunities in East Sussex and across the South East. The Trusts and Foundations section often includes funding for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
One of the hot topics which SCTP members discussed at the last SCTP members’ conference was around initial assessment and documenting prior learning. This was also a topic covered at length at recent national conferences. In line with this, a reminder that there...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
The apprenticeship levy was introduced two years ago. In another podcast interview with the Skills Minister, Anne Milton, FE News spoke to her about the apprenticeship levy, about unused levy posts, higher level and entry level apprenticeships and the future of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has updated its Functional Skills documents page with the information that they have asked Awarding Organisations to publish draft specifications and sample assessment materials to help Centres ready themselves for the new qualifications.
