by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation’s latest online resources update for July outlines the range of support it is offering to the FE sector. This edition features information about the Practitioner Research Programme and also a link to the ETF’s new...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary has announced details of a new scheme, to support higher education providers, such as universities and colleges in England, that could be at risk of insolvency. Eligible providers will be able to seek this additional support to develop...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Last month, the ESFA published its response to its subcontracting consultation for reforming the future arrangements for the subcontracting of ESFA funded post-16 education and training. It has now published the new ‘Funding guidance for young people 2020 to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
SCTP member London Learning Consortium has announced its acquisition of fellow SCTP member DV8 Sussex, and Bexhill Hive CIC. The move will see LLC broadening the scope and scale of their young people’s and adult provision and increasing their training and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Citizen Service (NCS) will be providing a new support offer for 16 to 17-year-olds. FE colleges and schools will be offered a menu of NCS activities over 2 to 10 days, which can be tailored to support any summer or autumn activities that the college or...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service (NCS) is holding its next Virtual Jobs Fair from Monday 20 to Friday 24 July to promote local vacancies and support people to get back into work. The Virtual Jobs Fair will virtually visit different regions of England throughout the week...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a notice to providers to ensure that they have published the actual level of funding paid and retained for each of their delivery subcontractors in 2019 to 2020 on their website, as detailed in the funding rules. They have said that all...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
As announced in the Apprenticeship funding rules, the ESFA are increasing the number of ‘active or used’ reservations that eligible employers can have on the apprenticeship service from 3 to 10 from 15 July, for the remainder of the financial year 2020-21....
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: extra funding for free school meals in further education (FE); 3. Action: new subcontractor declaration window – including nil returns; 4. Reminder: closing date for 16...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published temporary provider guidance for the Work and Health Programme due to measures and restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic meaning changes to the programme have been necessary.
