Improving Learner Support And Ofsted Grades

This Fe News article focusses on how Apprenticeship providers could be receiving lower Ofsted grades because they do not have provisions in place to proactively identify and support learners with hidden, additional learning needs. It focuses on how to improve learner...

e-Learning WMB Joins SCTP

SCTP’s latest new associate member is e-Learning WMB. We welcome director Andrew Howie and his team and look forward to working with them. The company has developed a product called Apprentix –  an e-portfolio and learning system for apprenticeship...

Minutes Of The SELEP Skills Advisory Group 22nd August

The minutes of the SELEP Skills Advisory Group meeting on the 22nd August show the latest strategic discussions and decisions on LEP skills policy for East Sussex, Kent and Essex. There is useful information from a presentation by Debbie Leach, HM Prison Regional Head...

Barely Half Of Eligible Employers On Levy System

New Government statistics published this week show that 10,500 apprenticeship service accounts were registered on the levy system by the end of August out of 19,150 levy-paying companies that are eligible to use the service (55%). Click here for more. At the same time...

ESFA e-Bulletin Issue 190

Latest information from the former EFA including: 1. Action: 2017 autumn school census; 2. Information: high needs place change notification arrangements for 2018 to 2019; 3. Information: 2016 to 2017 R13 reconciliation statements for independent learning providers...

ESFA Update Issue 374

Latest from the ESFA including 1. ILR R02 data collection for 2017 to 2018; 2. 2016 to 2017 ILR R14 period: closes 19 October; 3. Funding reports guidance; 4. Earnings adjustment statement 2017 to 2018: guidance published; 5. Provider data self-assessment toolkit; 6....

Changes To Improve LLDD Access To Apprenticeships

The ESFA has announced more flexibility in the regular minimum English and maths requirements needed to complete an apprenticeship for people with a learning difficulty or disability who have, or previously had, an Education, Health and Care plan, a Statement of...

Minutes Of Skills East Sussex Meeting 21st September

Skills East Sussex is the strategic group that looks at skills policy across E Sussex and is the local skills arm of the South East LEP. The minutes of the last meeting show that the group is very keen to ensure that local training provision can meet the current and...

SCTP Seeks Venues for Members’ Meetings

Could your organisation help SCTP stage a Members’ Meeting next year? We are looking for venues in the centre of Sussex so that members at the extreme east and west of Sussex don’t have too far to travel. The venue would need to accommodate at least 50...

Opportunity To Tender For Prison Education Work

The Ministry of Justice is operating a tendering process to contract for the delivery of prison education work. Prospective providers can access the OJEU PIN notice below to gain further details about the opportunity here and will need to register on the ‘Prison...