by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
Latest from the ESFA including: 1. Information: adult funding allocations for the 2023 to 2024 funding year; 2. Information: update to the high needs funding 2023 to 2024 operational guidance; 3. Information: 2023 to 2024 student financial support scheme guides; 4....
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published an updated final list of qualifications that will have 16 to 19 funding withdrawn for new starts from 1 August 2024 due to overlap with T Levels.
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published information for apprentices who are completing apprenticeship frameworks, their providers and issuing authorities.
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
Click here for the Department for Education’s (DfE) position on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the education sector and here for Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan’s speech on the subject.
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
New research from The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and The Society for Education and Training (SET) highlights the transformative impact that Further Education (FE) has on the lives of learners across the UK. Click here for summary of the findings.
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
At a Parliamentary summit, technology industry leaders have called for greater collaboration and education between businesses and the government to tackle the UK’s chronic digital skills crisis. Click here for more.
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has now published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) relating to the next phase of Skills Bootcamps delivery, which will cover a range of occupations. This notice invites interested Suppliers to an engagement event, the event is an...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
A new toolkit will help employers and awarding bodies tackle problems with inequalities and lack of diversity across apprenticeships and technical education. It has been published today by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) along with a...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
Plans to give workers more rights to request flexible working could impact on the way businesses operate, a leading employment lawyer has warned. Joanne Stronach, Head of Employment Law and HR at Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, said employers needed to be prepared for...
by Paul Mitchell | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
A survey carried out by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation found that half of the 200 employers interviewed said that they would benefit from reform of the levy, so apprenticeships are more flexible and accessible for temporary workers. And near to 60 per...