by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter with a roundup of recent DWP announcements regarding the coronavirus support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the course directory which contains information on courses offered by learning providers who are contracted with them. They have now published the course directories for November and December 2019, and January, February, March and April...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have added an updated version of the apprenticeship agreement for training providers. The agreement sets out the terms for use of the apprenticeship service for training providers.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual’s guidance on applying to be an external expert to help them with their work on qualifications and assessments for GCSEs, A levels, a wide range of vocational and technical qualifications and new apprenticeship end-point assessments has been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The LEP Network Board, on behalf of all the Local Enterprise Partnerships in England, has sent a letter to the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, expressing their concern about the impact of the current crisis on apprenticeship provision and the wider skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that GCSE and A-level students will still receive their exam results as planned this summer, on Thursday 20 August and Thursday 13 August respectively.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest edition of the Education & Training Foundation’s (ETF) weekly courses newsletter is available with details of the support that the ETF is providing to the FE and skills sector. This includes new expert-led English and maths webinars and a new ETF...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Jim Harra, CEO at HMRC has written an article to explain what employees need to know about getting government support if they have been furloughed.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, has responded to the Direction from the Secretary of State for Education, about awarding results for GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020. Her letter refers to work that Ofqual will now do in order to calculate students’ GCSE, AS and A...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have launched a consultation seeking views on a number of features of the exceptional arrangements for awarding GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020. The consultation will close on Wednesday 29 April. A summary of the proposals can be read here.
