The next meeting will be held on Thursday 8 July2021; again this meeting will be a virtual meeting.
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Navigating through our current national emergency presents us all with extraordinary and unprecedented challenges. It will take time to adjust and understand what it means for us personally, for our roles, our learners and our organisations….
Please find attached Northumbria Polices Non Protectively Marked Threat and risk Document for 2020. A reminder to those providers inspected by OFSTED, they expect providers to have a good understanding of the threat and risk faced. This…
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19
By Nick Linford, Editor: The ESFA must act after more than half of all apprentices on standards withdraw Many events and consultations have been delayed, but it seems the Covid-19 crisis was not going to get…
From FE Week: The proportion of apprentices that last year passed the new style ‘standard’ has been revealed as just 46.6 per cent, something the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education said was to be “expected”….
Colleges and training providers have adapted in positive and innovative ways to continue learning and support the local community during the Covid-19 crisis. Here, FE Week shares some examples, including hospital donations, virtual horticulture, cooking and…
From FE Week: The overall achievement rate for apprenticeships fell last year by 2.2 percentage points to 64.7 per cent. National achievement rate tables (NARTs) published on Thursday by the Department for Education reveal the fall…
From FE Week: Ofqual is hiring a director to lead a new apprenticeships team that will be “operating in the field” as it steps up its regulatory work in the end-point assessment market. This “critical new…
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The ESFA can now confirm that apprentices who are furloughed and whose employers access the job retention scheme to get 80% of their wages funded, can still continue to do the off-the-job training associated with their…
