Unemployment Falls To 42 Year Low

Unemployment in the UK fell by 57,000 in the three months to June, official figures show, bringing the jobless rate down to 4.4% – its lowest since 1975. The numbers of people in the UK who are in employment has increased and unemployment has decreased,...

ESFA Update Issue 367

Latest news from the ESFA including: 1.ESF individualised learner record returns; 2.Updated apprenticeship funding and performance-management rules; 3.ESFA business plan 2017 to 2018.

New GCSE 9-1 Grading System

With GCSE results to be issued on the 24th of August it’s timely to remember that learners in new GCSEs in English language, English literature and maths, will receive numbers instead of letters as grades. This signals a change to GCSEs, with more grades at the...

Two Publications On University Access

Firstly, the Education charity Teach First has found that those born in the poorest postcodes of the country have just a one in five chance of progressing to university. By contrast, half of young people born in the wealthiest postcodes go on to higher education. In a...

ETF Practitioner Research Programme Bursaries

Do you have a good research idea but need some support and some thinking time to make it happen? Do you want to develop your teaching skills or understand education practice better? Do you want to be a part of the future of teaching in your sector?  Applications are...

QA Joins SCTP

A warm welcome to SCTP’s latest full member – national specialist IT apprenticeship provider, QA. We look forward to working with Louise Stevenson, Business Development Manager and James Dawson, Sales Manager as they develop their new centre in...

ESFA e-Bulletin Issue 182

Latest information from the former EFA including: 1.Action: Publication of DfE performance tables on college websites; 2.Information: Schools funding operational guidance for 2018 to 2019; 3.Information: R10 reconciliation statements for 2016 to 2017 academic...