by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published a briefing note on further education and sixth form spending in England. In it, the Institute analyses how participation in and spending on 16–18 education have evolved over recent years. It documents the long-term growth...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is asking for help in improving user experience using its digital forms. If you are interested in participating in its panel, you can complete this form. Full details are here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service (NCS) is introducing a brand-new data upload feature to make it easier for providers to update large amounts of information on the ‘Publish to the course directory’ platform. It will be delivering a series of instructional webinars to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that there is still time to apply for the 2021 to 2022 cohort of the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) ‘New to mentoring’ and ‘Advanced mentoring’ programmes, designed to develop high-quality mentoring provision in the FE...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has decided to no longer run the Fire it Up advertising campaign. As a consequence, they are asking anyone that uses the music track in the apprenticeships TV advert to remove it from their channels as the current license to use it runs out on 1 September. The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has highlighted that from 26 August, a unique email address must be used when adding an apprentice record to the apprenticeship service. The apprentice will then be able to set up a ‘My apprenticeship’ account, a new service designed to improve...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: apprentice email addresses required from 26 August; 3. Action: apprenticeships ‘Fire It Up’ campaign – removal of advert and music track; 4. Reminder: incentive payment...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its contingency framework for education and childcare settings ahead of the autumn term, in line with wider government guidelines. It says that the updated framework includes “the new thresholds at which you might consider seeking public...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Office for Students has announced £6 million in funding to support student mental health across universities and colleges in England. The funding comprises £1 million provided by the Department of Health and Social Care, £2 million from the Department for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article highlights the latest forecast from the Bank of England which shows that they don’t expect the unemployment rate to rise and it states that almost 3 million people have moved off of the furlough scheme since March. Sector comment is available which...
