by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks in this Ofsted blog, about their review into online education during COVID-19 in the FE and skills sector. This topic was discussed by Dr Richard Beynon at the SCTP members’ conference...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Dfe has announced the publication of Dame Mary Ney’s review of the way government exercises its oversight of college finances and financial management. Her report, completed in October, contains a series of recommendations to strengthen current arrangements,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation is hosting an interactive webinar on 21 July to debate questions around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household incomes. The session will be hearing the views of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Anneliese Dodds on this topic....
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has published a comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in July 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced new measures designed to boost the quality and take-up of higher technical education. These include introducing newly approved higher technical qualifications from September 2022 and working with Ofsted and the Office for Students to make sure...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the new apprenticeship funding policy paper, setting out the policy for apprenticeship funding for new starts from 1 August 2020. This new guidance reflects the new measures announced in the Chancellors summer statement alongside other important...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the apprenticeships coronavirus guidance publication to reflect: the announcement that a support service for redundant apprentices will be launching soon information about apprentices returning to onsite course delivery confirmation that from 13...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
A collection of essays has been published called Creating a Post COVID-19 EdTech Strategy With No One Left Behind, which looks at FE colleges’ current capacity to enable high-quality distance learning. This research by the Association of Colleges and funded by Ufi The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE announced last week that they will be providing extra funding to enable FE institutions to continue to provide free meal support for the 2020 summer holiday. The guidance has now been updated. Further details about the extra funding have also been announced in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
Expressions of interest are being sought by SCTP member organisations, looking for potential partners for the DWP Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health Related Services (CAEHRS). Details about Twin Employment and Training’s EOI can be read here, their...
