by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Mates in Mind are an organisation who are striving to improve apprentices’ mental health. They have launched an Apprentices’ Mental Health Survey, the results of which will help them to develop a programme tailored to apprentices’ needs and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Sean Harford, National Director, Education at Ofsted, has written a blog about some of the early findings from their pilot inspections under the draft education inspection framework that they are currently consulting on. The framework is scheduled to take effect from...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Details of the 2019 to 2020 funding system for the Adult Education budget and 16 to 18 traineeships has been published. Also published is the draft AEB funding rules for 2019 to 2020. The draft document is for consultation and details are included on how to comment on...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The draft advanced learner loans funding rules for the 2019 to 2020 funding year have been published, with details on where to send any comments on the draft document.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has explained that this year’s 19+ allocations have been issued in a new digital format through ‘manage your education and skills funding’ (MyESF) which replaces the Skills Funding Service. It is designed to be a more up to date, efficient...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
CITB have announced a major boost in funding to help employers take on construction apprentices. From 1 April, CITB’s attendance grants to employers will increase to £2,500 per year, while achievement grants will rise to £3,500 for companies whose apprentice...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that the Adult Education Budget (AEB) low-wage trial, which started in 2018 to 2019, will continue in 2019 to 2020. This enables providers in receipt of ESFA funded AEB to fully fund learners who are employed and in receipt of a low wage and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Amber Rudd, the Work and Pensions Secretary, is hosting a youth employment roadshow in Hastings to help young jobseekers into the world of work. The Youth Confident Roadshow is helping people aged 16 to 24 overcome barriers that could be preventing them from finding...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have produced a guide with advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Some training providers have been receiving short-notice audits from the ESFA in February. This article reports that the ESFA have been conducting a number of data reliability checks at providers with little explanation to those involved about what specifically they...
