by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued the following announcement regarding allocations: “When allocations were issued we committed to reviewing them using R09 data (April data submitted in May) to make sure they were set at the right level to fund all carry-in learners. We...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the IfATE) has changed the way it identifies apprenticeship standard version numbers. The new versioning approach applies to new apprenticeship standards and is being back dated to existing apprenticeship...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that it has set up an additional window for further responses for providers to opt-in to the 16 to 19 tuition fund. For those providers who have not yet responded, opt-in templates should be completed and returned to the ESFA by 14 October 2020....
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that recipients of funding via their Provider Relief Schemes are required to submit a reconciled summary of costs by 2 October 2020. Providers in scope to submit a reconciliation return will have received an email including a template,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is running a webinar on Monday 28 September at 14:00 offering advice and tips on submitting a successful R14 return, in preparation for the closure of the 2019 to 2020 Individual Learner Record (ILR) on 22 October. They have stated that this will be...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that an online portal is now live for FE providers to order additional COVID-19 test kits if they have run out, or are running out of their initial 10 kits supplied for use in line with their guidance. FE providers will receive a unique...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: online portal for FE providers to order additional coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits; 3. Information: NHS COVID-19 App; 4. Information: R14 ILR return webinar; 5....
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
Resources have been developed, and recently updated, for employers who have been offered funding through the Kickstart scheme to use to show their support for the scheme. A collection of information and guidance documents about the Kickstart scheme is available...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Transport has updated its COVID-19 safer travel guidance to include new updates on the increase in fines for not wearing a face-covering on public transport or in enclosed areas of transport hubs and the new legislation on social contact and the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published an article entitled ‘Diary of a nation: life in lockdown’ which examines our attitudes towards the pandemic, and how these have changed, using responses to their weekly Opinions and Lifestyle Survey....