by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
Monthly e-news for MI managers, software writers and suppliers about FE data systems and reports, the ILR, open data and other data news from the ESFA.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service is running an Exam Results Helpline, providing professional and personalised advice to those receiving any exam results, including BTECs, GCSEs and A Levels. The helpline will run from Wednesday 12 August until Friday 28 August. It is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The 16-19 tuition fund guidance has been updated due to an omission in the original version. The ESFA are clarifying that although the actual tuition does not need to be for GCSE English or maths, the students supported all need to be those who had not achieved grade...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have instructed that training providers who received funding via the post-16 provider relief schemes are required to submit a reconciled summary of costs used within 60 days of the support ending. As the initial scheme (April – June 2020) has now ended...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder that all adverts on the Find an Apprenticeship (FAA) website must link to apprenticeship standards now and not frameworks. They advise providers that in order to prevent any vacancies with frameworks appearing on FAA, not to re-open old...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Reminder: all apprenticeship job adverts for learners starting from 1 August 2020 should feature apprenticeship standards; 3. Information: provider relief scheme (April – June...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Social Mobility Commission has published a report looking at the national, regional and organisational barriers to stability in the early years workforce. A summary of the findings of the report is here. The Commission recommends a first step of a comprehensive...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its guidance for employers on employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works, including additional information about off-the-job training, English and maths qualifications, and end-point assessment, and stated the government’s...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Coast to Capital LEP has announced details of the projects it is supporting as part of the Government’s new Getting Building Fund. The Getting Building Fund was created to invest in local infrastructure projects to drive economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance about how the high-value courses one-year offer for 18 and 19-year-olds will work. The update is to the eligible qualifications section to include information from the qualifications manual that clarifies which qualifications will not...