by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that the temporary suspension of the requirement for level 2 apprentices to work towards and attempt level 2 Functional Skills has been extended to include level 2 apprentices with a planned end date on or before 31 December 2021.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: deadline extended for survey to review the funding rates for high cost and high value provision; 3. Information: webinars for FE and sixth form colleges on completing the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Government has launched a call for evidence asking school leaders, teachers, other staff and parents for views on managing good behaviour, ahead of planned updates to Government guidance later this year on behaviour, discipline, suspensions and permanent...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its ‘accessing ESFA systems’ guidance to add a link on how to submit training details to the ‘Submit your training offer on course directory’ section. If you are providing apprenticeship training the course directory also...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
A letter has been sent to schools and colleges stating that the government wants education settings to be prepared for the return of on-site Covid testing after the summer holidays, and that guidance and test kits will be sent out to schools and colleges for the start...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education & Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a range of new and revised support for safeguarding, focusing on helping the sector to create safe spaces for online teaching and learning, digital safeguarding, and safely recruiting staff and volunteers. The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article from FE Week highlights that there have been further delays with the Adult Education Budget tender outcomes. The results were due on 24 June, that was then updated to 28 June, and then the ESFA announced award decisions wouldn’t be communicated then...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
This BBC article looks at the decline of people starting hairdressing and barbering apprenticeships in England, with concerns from the sector about the future impact on this industry as the number of apprentices in hairdressing has halved between 2016 and 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
If the employers that you work with in East Sussex have live apprenticeship vacancies, or future vacancies over the next 12 months, these can be promoted to young people and adults across East Sussex at the Apprenticeship Roadshow event which SCTP is working with East...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council is running a Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing conference which consists of 12 free virtual events across 3 days and would welcome training providers to any events that may be of interest. In particular, there is a webinar on...
