ESFA FE Update 17 October

Latest update from the ESFA including: 1. Information: availability of ESFA services; 2. Information: Skills funding service name changes; 3. Information: high needs funding publication for special post-16 providers; 4. Information: T levels provider list...

ALPSE South East Regional Conference Reminder

A reminder for members that the annual South East region provider conference takes place on the 29 November in Farnham, Surrey. Top speakers have been lined up including AELP CEO Mark Dawe, Lisa Baxter from the ESFA and David Sampson from the Institute for...

3aaa Goes Into Administration

Massive national apprenticeship provider 3aaa has announced that it is going into administration. Although not an SCTP member in recent times many members will know local 3aaa staff and it is sad to hear of the company’s rapid demise which does little to enhance...

Colleges Receive £5m to Train T-level Teachers

In total, 37 colleges (none in Sussex) will receive funding from the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme to recruit the country’s first 80 TTF teachers from specific sectors and encourage them to retrain to work in those institutions. The programme is being...

ETF STEM Conference Announced

The Education & Training Foundation is organising a free conference in London on the 12th November titled: Leading STEM: Developing technical and vocational education training. The conference is aimed at middle and senior leaders in Further Education and designed...