by Paul Mitchell | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
The DfE has now opened applications to join their dynamic purchasing system (DPS). This allows providers opportunities to bid for contracts including Skills Bootcamps. The digital sector will be the first sector covered by the competition, with other sectors to...
by Paul Mitchell | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
Only £500,000 of a £7 million budget earmarked to entice employers to take on early T Level students for industry placements was spent. An evaluation report of the “employer support fund” pilot, which offered businesses £750 to cover their tangible placement costs in...
by Paul Mitchell | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
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...
by Paul Mitchell | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
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...
by Paul Mitchell | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
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...
by Paul Mitchell | Nov 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
This DfE report looks at the tools that schools and colleges used for remote teaching before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic closure in 2020 and 2021. It may be a useful source of information for all SCTP members.
