ESFA Request Provider Feedback on the 16-19 Bursary Fund

The ESFA is asking all 16 to 19 providers that have a Bursary Fund allocation from the Department for Education to complete a confidential survey that will enable them to see how the Fund (£144 million allocated in academic year 2022 to 2023) is being used. You can...

ESFA Update 23rd November

Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Action: launch of wave 5 T Level capital funding; 2. Reminder: R04 individualised learner record (ILR) data return; 3. Reminder: Teaching Regulation Agency – interested in becoming a teacher or lay panellist? 4. Information: ESFA...

NEET Stats November 2022

The Office for National Statistics’ Labour Force Survey for November has found that the percentage of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) has slowly increased but is still below pre-pandemic levels. Click here for an article that...

Traineeship Target Missed

The government missed its target of 43,000 traineeships by almost two thirds last year, new data has revealed. 15,500 starts were recorded in 2021/22 – 36 per cent of the goal. The figures, published by the Department for Education this morning, show that uptake on...