by Sarah Sawyer | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department for Transport has published news that over half a million ultra-low emission vehicles are now being driven across the country.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder of the approach to awarding Functional Skills qualifications (FSQs) results and Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs). Their information says that where possible learners should take FSQ assessments, otherwise TAGs are available. Providers...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has confirmed that the 2021-2022 apprenticeship levy transfer allowance will now be showing in levy paying employer’s Apprenticeship Service accounts. In August, they will be launching a new online matching service, on GOV.UK, whereby levy employers can...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Reminder: Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP); 3. Information: apprenticeship levy transfers; 4. Information: webinar on ransomware, the risk to schools and ways to...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has updated its research briefing Coronavirus: Returning to work, a paper which provides an overview of the rules surrounding COVID-19 and returning to work. It discusses the lockdown legislation, employer’s health and safety obligations...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article from FE Week, examines the subject of entry criteria for apprenticeships and asks if employers are setting the bar too high.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Employment Studies produced a briefing on the Labour Market Statistics published in April, which provides a useful summary.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has confirmed key dates for the second phase of external quality assurance (EQA) transition for apprenticeship end-point-assessments organisations. Phase two arrangements cover the transition from...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
Follow a consultation on the arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level exams in autumn 2021, Ofqual has announced that students who receive a teacher assessed grade this summer will be eligible to take GCSE, AS or A level exams in the same subject in autumn 2021. The full...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has added information about remote progress monitoring visits for new providers to its guidance about how it will intervene with apprenticeship training providers that are graded inadequate by Ofsted.