by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the apprenticeships and traineeship statistics for the first quarter (August to October 2021) of the 2021 to 2022 academic year. The figures show that there have been 130,200 apprenticeship starts in the first quarter, which is up 43% from the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, is hosting a summit with university vice chancellors, university reps and Jewish rights groups to look at incidents of antisemitism on campus and discuss measures and commitments that can be taken to ensure Jewish students and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorised
A recent poll of 500 employers has found that almost half of them had returned unspent apprenticeship levy funding, and that 17% of them felt the system was currently working well. This article from the CIPD, commenting on the poll results, calls for a reform of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that there will shortly be an opportunity for colleges to submit claims for exceptional premises costs incurred during the mass testing of pupils and students on their return in January 2022. Eligible establishments will be able to submit claims...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has launched an Invitation to Tender for the further procurement of Skills Bootcamps during the 2022 to 2023 financial year. Providers can bid for a share of up to £150 million of Wave 3 funding to deliver skills in digital, technical,...