by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
Click here for a spreadsheet showing SCTP’s local analysis of apprenticeship starts figures released by the DfE in December. This shows starts by borough, district and parliamentary constituency and compares final figures for 2017/18 with the 2016/17 year. Nationally...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has confirmed to FE Week that if providers have not planned to deliver 20% off the job training for their apprentices, they could have their funding clawed back as the programme would be considered ineligible. You can read more on this story on FE Week...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Bett Show 2019 has been highlighting EdTech solutions, and one such technology which is being used by some schools revolves around artificial intelligence. Students at the show are demonstrating how artificial intelligence, combined with neuroscience and learning...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published their latest apprenticeships and traineeships statistical release, covering August to October 2018. It shows that there have been 132,000 apprenticeship starts reported to date in the first quarter of the 2018/19 academic year, an increase of 15%...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The debate on FE funding, which was instigated by a student petition, was held on Monday, with MPs from all parties condemning the real-term cuts to FE funding. At the end of the debate, Skills Minister Anne Milton told MPs she would continue to champion FE in the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The DWP have updated their guidance for their staff regarding the Access to Work scheme. Apprentices are eligible for the Access to Work scheme, which can pay for practical support if someone has a disability, health or mental health condition to help them either...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The World Economic Forum has published a report entitled ‘Towards a Reskilling Revolution: Industry-Led Action for the Future of Work’. The report claims that millions of workers will be displaced by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and other factors over...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
Congratulations to SCTP member, East Sussex College for the postive outcome of their latest monitoring visit from Ofsted. More details are available here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
SCTP member, CXK is delivering the National Careers Service contract for IAG for adults in East Sussex and West Sussex. They can offer free impartial IAG and career management to your learners to support individuals to progress onto accredited learning courses,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UK charity Education and Employers have published a report entitled ‘Envisioning the Future of Education & Jobs: Trends, Data and Drawings’. The report looks at how to prepare...
