From FE Week: The founder and headteacher of a “nationally recognised” school in east London is the new chief executive of the Careers and Enterprise Company. School 21 leader Oli de Botton (pictured) will officially take…
This report presents new evidence on the effects of the coronavirus crisis on workers. Using the results of a new survey of 6,000 working-age adults, it highlights which groups have struggled the most as the crisis…
Significant barriers still exist for many learners, preventing their success in education. As TES has reported this week, a third of apprentices across the UK have learning difficulties or disabilities (LDD), but only a fraction have…
Ofqual instructions on adaptations to assessments From 23 October, Ofqual confirmed that centres should start hearing from AOs with regards to adaptations to assessments for the year ahead. Centres should look out for these details and…
By Jane Hickie | Managing Director | AELP When too many important issues still get placed by government in the ‘provider whinge/vested interests’ folder before action is taken (the latest on functional skills testing being a…
The COVID pandemic has had a serious impact on work-based learning, e.g. placements ranging from school work experience to apprenticeships. In the majority of sectors, the activity has come to a standstill. Unsurprisingly, this has accelerated…
Rupert Crossland, Director of Audit and Compliance at Professional Assessment Ltd, provides an insight into fundamental provider governance, regulatory and funding issues that providers should take account of as the sector adjusts to the current pandemic…
This webinar will tell you what matters most to Ofsted inspectors when they look at safeguarding on inspection and whether their focus has changed with the introduction of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF). OBJECTIVES By the…
We have worked with LearnBox to create a short video outlining our vision for SectorShare – watch it now! Find out more about SectorShare – watch the promotional video, which gives you a brief overview of our objectives…
From FE Week: The 68 apprenticeship standards which will have the quality assurance of end-point assessments transferred from the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education to Ofqual in November have been revealed. The standards (see the…
