ESFA Update 19th October

Latest news from the ESFA including: 1. Action: coronavirus (COVID-19) 16 to 19 tuition fund 2022 to 2023 claim form now live; 2. Action: submit your 16 to 19 tuition fund recovery form; 3. Reminder: final funding claim for 2021 to 2022 opens Monday 24 October 2022;...

New Chancellor Warns of Spending Cuts

Jeremy Hunt has said ‘all departments’ will need to find savings, and ‘some areas of spending will need to be cut’. Further education leaders have already warned of protests if cuts hit the sector’s budgets. Colleges and training providers have reported...

DfE Delays Level 2 Qualification Reforms For a Year

The government has confirmed that it will scrap thousands of level 2 and below qualifications, but the timeline for defunding the courses has been delayed by a year. Proposals, described by sector leaders as “devastating”, were set out by ministers earlier this year...