by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced a further £8 million as part of the AP Transition Fund for 2021/22 to support Year 11 students in Alternative Provision (AP) at risk of unemployment or dropping out of education. The money will help AP settings pay for one-to-one support such as...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
Chris Jones, Ofsted’s Director of Corporate Strategy, discusses in this article, some of Ofsted’s findings from an evaluation of the impact of the education inspection framework (EIF).
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article highlights that £250m of apprenticeship funding went back to Treasury in 2020-21.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP (SELEP) is launching a range of initiatives to help boost economic recovery in the South East. SELEP’s £2.4m COVID-19 Business Support Fund and the £2m Skills COVID-19 Recovery Fund will be used to support the recovery of the economy in 2021,...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Quality Alliance has published new guidance to support apprentices back into work and training after COVID-19 enforced breaks. The alliance is overseen by the IfATE and includes the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education, Ofsted, Ofqual,...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Employment Studies and Gingerbread, have published a report focusing on single parent workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article summarises some of the findings in the report.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has published a story highlighting that more than 41,000 jobs in the film and tv sector and close to 450 productions have been supported by the Government’s Film & TV Production Restart Scheme.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its apprenticeships and traineeship statistics from the March release. It has updated the apprenticeship service and monthly transparency data. It has also included some analysis on the apprenticeship incentive payments and on apprentices who have...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, spoke to the Centre for Social Justice on 19 May about the importance of family in levelling up outcomes and opportunities for young people. The transcript of his speech can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article examines the data of apprenticeship starts from those living in the most deprived area of the country and argues that apprenticeship reforms are increasingly disadvantaging people from low-income areas.