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Education and Skills Newsletter Friday, 27 November Sent to parliamentarians, policy influencers and the wider tertiary education and skills sectors. This month’s edition includes: EduSkills Round-up Upcoming Activities and Group Events Lord Jim Knight & Nicola…
From FE Week: A new apprenticeship provider blames the impact of Covid for a second poor Ofsted report and is hoping to be given a rare lifeline by the government. Doncaster Conferences, Catering and Events Limited…
From FE Week: New-look apprenticeship and traineeship statistics were published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency today and captured final year-end data for 2019/20. Here are seven things we learned. 1. 8,000 claims worth over £15m for…
From FE Week: Applications to the government’s register of apprenticeship training providers will not reopen until at least April 2021. And when it does restart, there will be a “new service” for firms to apply through….
From FE Week: Talks are under way to replace functional skills exams with “portfolio evidence grading” for apprentices who are unable to sit the tests due to Covid-19 restrictions, FE Week can reveal. Around 30,000 work-based…
From FE Week: Top civil servants have inadvertently exposed a rift at the top of the Department for Education over the future of college independence, ahead of a delayed FE white paper. In a Public Accounts…
Earlier this year, the ESFA published its response to the subcontracting consultation. Within this document, we gave a deadline of 31 December 2020 for the following: 16 to 19 provision only: requests to continue with existing “distance…
The R04 ILR data return closes on 4 December 2020. It is important that you submit accurate and timely data. The ESFA uses your R04 data return in several ways, including: calculating 16 to 19 funding…
On 2 December 2020, England will move back from the national lockdown to a regional tiered approach. The policy in England is that education settings will remain open in all tiers. The COVID-19 Winter Plan confirms…
Presenting the spending review, Rishi Sunak announced that the existing apprenticeship employer incentive grants for “new hire” apprentices which were due to end in January 2021 will be extended by a further two month and will…
