by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
A review, commissioned by the DfE, and managed by the EPPI-Centre at UCL, has been published entitled ‘The impact of the pandemic on the UK Further Education sector and its students’. The review covers the impact on the uptake and completion of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DWP is providing grant funding for organisations to deliver telephone and digital support for people making a new Universal Credit claim. The closing date for applications for this Future Support Offer is 15 October.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
This blog from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) gives an update on the route reviews they are undertaking. It gives their recommendations for the engineering and manufacturing route review and how they are planning on moving forward...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council, in partnership with Get Safe Online, is looking for volunteers to become part of a new group of ‘Digital Ambassadors’ to help educate and support their local communities to become safer online. Anyone interested in volunteering doesn’t need...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is conducting research to better understand challenges faced by FE providers when recording attendance. They are looking for participants to help with this research, which would include an informal 1-2-1 video call lasting an hour, which is confidential and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that it will be running a series of workshops between 13 to 21 October focussing on financial and governance processes in the ITP sector. If you are interested in attending a workshop, you should email robert.foster@education.gov.uk by no later...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Apprenticeship Service is holding a webinar on Wednesday 13 October, 12:00 – 13:00 for training providers and employer providers, giving an overview of “What’s involved in an assurance review (audit) and how can you be prepared”. It will give an insight into...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Action: qualification achievement rates (QARs) 2020 to 2021; 2. Action: new subcontracting declaration window open, first collection for 2021 to 2022 including nil returns – deadline 30 September 2021; 3. Action: ‘My...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor has announced the launch of the Spending Review 2021, which will conclude on 27 October alongside an Autumn Budget and set out the government’s spending priorities for the Parliament for the next three years. This article highlights concerns that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (C2C LEP) has published its COVID-19 Economic Impact Dashboard which presents a summary of key impact indicators and has been updated with data covering the period of April 2021 to July 2021.
