The next meeting will be held on Thursday 27 May 2021; again this meeting will be a virtual meeting. On this occasion we will be using GoToMeeting again but we are investigating the use of alternative systems.
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AELP is supporting AoC in conducting an important survey in the post-16 education and training sectors as part of an ETF funded project in partnership with other sector organisations such as NAMSS, HOLEX and Natspec. This…
Following the announcement of the roadmap out of lockdown, the government has announced further elements of the recovery support package so children and young people can catch up on missed learning and development due to the…
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) has published the first Revisions Status Report, updated every 8 weeks to show which live standards have entered IFATE’s formal revisions process and their progress. Providers and EPAOs should…
Providers who have been successful in the recent 19-24 traineeship procurement process need to sign and return their contracts, as well as using the correct LDM code for new starts from February 2021. 99. To record…
Apprenticeship data for November 2020 published this week showed again that young people have been most impacted by the decrease in new apprenticeship opportunities (Apprenticeships and traineeships, Academic Year 2020/21 – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK (explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk))….
The updated DfE FE Guidance published states that, from 8 March 2021, as part of the return from lockdown every 16 to 19 student (or 19 to 25 with an EHCP) should attend their FE provider…
A new temporary flexibility has been re-introduced to allow apprentices at all levels that are ready and waiting to take their FSQ assessments in English and maths, to go through to take their end-point assessment (EPA),…
The Department for Education has updated its operation guidance on Covid-19 for FE providers to maintain provision, following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the roadmap to exit lockdown measures by 21 June. Prior to the 8th…
By Jane Hickie, Chief Executive: Well we got there in the end. On Wednesday, the government finally announced that teacher assessments for functional skills qualifications (FSQs) will be permitted where live or remote assessments cannot be…
Morning All We are working in partnership with Cognassist to host a Learner Support Conference for FE. The conference is being held on 23rd March and the event will cover the following; Neurodiversity and cognition in education…
