by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorised
Parents quizzed on the appeal of a career in further education teaching were not told about the sector’s low salaries by government researchers. A survey by the Department for Education for its Teach in FE campaign revealed two thirds of working parents said teaching...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
Applications open on Monday 30 October for the latest round of the Brighton and Hove City Council Engagement Fund for BME communities in the city. The Engagement Fund aims to support projects that improve the well-being of Black and Racially Minoritised residents and...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
Recognising the vital role social workers play in supporting some of the most vulnerable children and families, local authorities will be allocating a share of £11.7 million to hire up to 461 extra social work apprentices, as part of the government plans to build a...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
Support National Apprenticeship Week 2024 by encouraging others to consider how apprenticeships can provide #SkillsForLife. To help you plan and promote your activities, Skills for Life have put together guidance and assets for you to download and share. Click here...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 29, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released summary estimates of the number of disabled people in employment, which are published regularly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their ‘Labour Market Overview, UK’ series. This publication...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 22, 2023 | Uncategorised
Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from EngineeringUK, have launched Fit for the future: a 5-point plan to grow and sustain engineering and technology apprenticeships. The cross-party plan has been developed after a...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 22, 2023 | Uncategorised
Mims Davies MP, Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, appointed Helen Tomlinson as the government’s DWP Menopause Employment Champion on 6 March 2023. This DWP publication sets out plans to provide best practice guidance and education and ensure that...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 22, 2023 | Uncategorised
ESFA have released the final list of qualifications that have been assessed to overlap with wave 3 T Levels: business and administration engineering and manufacturing finance and accounting The qualifications will have 16 to 19 funding approval withdrawn for new...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 22, 2023 | Uncategorised
ESFA are making improvements to the way training providers access the Apprenticeship Service. They are gradually moving services from the IDAMS/Pirean sign in system to DFE Sign-in, meaning eventually, you will need to have a DFE Sign-in account to access the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 22, 2023 | Uncategorised
ESFA have published the 16 to 19 revenue funding allocations for academic year 2023 to 2024. The publication covers schools, academies and further education institutions funded by ESFA for 16 to 19 year olds and 19 to 25 year olds with an education, health and care...