by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
The Resolution Foundation outlines the 5 principles it sees as key to reforming incapacity and disability benefits.
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
The UK’s workforce is more qualified than ever before. In 2024, around half of young people aged 25–29 held a degree or higher qualification—up from just 28% two decades ago. While this expansion in higher education was intended to drive economic growth and social...
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
A plan to provide funding boosts worth up to an extra 50 per cent for in-demand adult education will not go ahead. ESFA officials have now said the system, which applies to independent training providers with procured contracts, will revert to a 10 per cent maximum...
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
A cash incentive scheme to encourage employers to provide T Level industry placements has proved imeffective with nearly half the funding allocated clawed back according to this FE Week article.
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
AoC warns that thousands of people are at risk of being turned away by their local college this September without more funding from the government to grow capacity and meet demand. Click here for more in this FE News article.
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
Latest information from the ESFA including: 1. Register to deliver T Level and T Level foundation year study programmes for academic year 2026 to 2027; 2. 16 to 19 funding arrangements for academic year 2025 to 2026; 3. 16 to 19 in-year growth funding for academic...
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
The ESFA has launched the Your Apprenticeship app. This is a simple-to-use hub for apprentices to be able to manage their tasks and is available to download in Google Play Stores and Apple App Stores.
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
The ESFA has announced changes to the financial statements submissions process for independent training providers, special post-16 institutions and non-maintained special schools.
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
The ESFA has published the 16 to 19 subcontracting data for the academic year 2022 to 2023. This publication includes subcontracting data for FE institutions, and schools and academies funded by ESFA. It is based on the R14 individualised learner record (ILR) return...
by SCTP | Mar 8, 2025 | News
For post-16 providers not currently delivering T Levels, this is the final opportunity to register your T Level and T Level foundation year delivery intentions for academic year 2026 to 2027 and be eligible to receive implementation planning support, and upfront 16 to...
