by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s latest online resources update for August outlines the range of support it is offering to the FE sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched the next phase of its CPD programme to prepare sector staff to teach new fully-funded essential digital skills courses for adult learners. The launch follows the government’s recent announcement of Digital...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
Following the publication of A level results, UCAS has commented that record numbers of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds have a confirmed place on an undergraduate course, more applicants have been accepted onto their first choice of course than last year,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA Apprenticeship Agreement for Employers sets out the terms for use of the apprenticeship service for employers who wish to access funding through the Apprenticeship Service. The agreement has been updated to include Incentive Payments for Hiring a New...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced a series of new enforcement measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions including an increase in fines for those repeatedly not wearing face coverings where mandated to do so.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published information and guidance for employers who have to make redundancies.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest ‘Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society‘ data. This is early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has published analysis of grades awarded for some of the Level 3 and 4 vocational qualifications this summer. It reports that there has been some small increases in the proportion of top grades for some groups of qualifications. More on this analysis can be...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published some recruitment support, information and guidance for employers, which could also support apprentice employers. The guidance lists sources of support and information and some remote interviewing support and tips and information on transferable...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the T Level funding guidance for 2020 – 2021 delivery to include information about the size of the first three technical qualifications, the funding bands they fall into and how providers should record T Levels.
