by SCTP | Dec 9, 2024 | News
East Sussex County Council has followed up on the Retrofit Strategy Workshop for Skills and Workforce in November ESCC. The aim of the workshop was to develop an action plan for a second phase of work to meet the priorities in the East Sussex Retrofit Skills Strategy....
by SCTP | Dec 7, 2024 | News
East Sussex County Council publishes Funding News monthly to share success stories, information on training courses and details of forthcoming funding opportunities for East Sussex charities and community sector organisations.
by SCTP | Dec 7, 2024 | News
The DfE has announced a set of changes to T Level industry placements to provide more flexibility in placement delivery approaches to enable more students to secure placements.
by SCTP | Dec 7, 2024 | News
The Resolution Foundation has published its Aiming High? report looking at the Government’s mission for growth and its shift, in focus towards living standards. Alongside growing GDP per capita, the Government has also committed to raising real household...
by SCTP | Dec 7, 2024 | News
The Education Committee has today written to the Education Secretary and the Minister for Skills urging them not to withdraw funding from post-16 Applied General Qualifications, including BTECs and Tech level qualifications. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 7, 2024 | News
The quality of apprenticeships is “improving” according to Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s new chief inspector in his first annual report. Click here for more detailed information analysis including how Ofsted plans to move to remove overall effectiveness...
by SCTP | Dec 7, 2024 | News
Ofqual has published a report that provides information on the volumes and outcomes of apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs) taken in England, from March 2023 – February 2024 covering Ofqual regulated EPAs only.
by SCTP | Dec 4, 2024 | News
In response to sector feedback, the Department for Education has introduced a technical annex to the Apprenticeships Accountability Framework (AAF). This annex provides detailed information on how the AAF indicators are calculated. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 4, 2024 | News
Latest information from the ESFA including: 1. Further education free meals per meal rate increase for the academic year 2024 to 2025; 2. Apprenticeship Accountability Framework – introduction of a technical annex.
by SCTP | Dec 4, 2024 | News
The ESFA has published guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions. Please note that there has been a 5p increase in the funding rate per meal.