by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 10, 2024 | Uncategorised
Experts have had concerns that the spring budget did not go ‘far enough’ in supporting workers and workplace issues. The government recently announced in the Spring Budget, further cuts to national insurance contributions, changes to pension funds and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 10, 2024 | Uncategorised
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt headlined more tax cuts for working people and more investment in high-potential industries in his ‘Budget for Long-Term Growth’. With the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) confirming inflation is set to fall to target a year...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorised
The DfE Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools and Colleges (ASK) programme offers a range of free support for schools and colleges designed to inform and inspire students, staff and parents about apprenticeships and T Levels. Led by CXK in the South, SCTP...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorised
This week is National Careers Week (NCW). National Careers Week is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
A greater focus on technology brings into sharp focus an issue that has been a perennial concern in recent years. The question of skills, and particularly the shortage of technology skills, is top of mind. The majority of UK CEOs (78%) report some extent of skills...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
DfE is hosting a webinar today at 4pm to 5pm, on the increase in measles cases, with speakers from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England (NHSE). The webinar will cover information on measles, an overview of current epidemiology, the importance of the MMR...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
Registration is now open for a series of bespoke continuous professional development (CPD) sessions that are tailored specifically for early years providers. Launched in January 2021, the DfE-funded Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) programme provides free,...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
The primary purpose of Tailored Learning is to support learners into employment and to progress to further learning. It can also be used to support wider purposes of learning, including building confidence, and improving well-being. For ESFA-funded Adult Skills Fund...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
ESFA has increased funding from the academic year 2022 to 2023 for the introduction of an additional 40 hours for band 5 study programmes, T Levels, and for proportionate increases in hours for other study programmes. For the academic year 2024-25, it is the continued...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
ESFA has published a financial handbook for independent training providers (ITPs), which comes into effect on 1 August 2024. It applies to ITPs in receipt of funds provided directly by the Department for Education (DfE) or ESFA, for the duration of providers’...
