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Skills for Jobs White Paper
February 4th 2021
The Skills for Jobs White Paper sets out reforms for transforming post-16 education and training, boosting skills and getting more people into work.
Major expansion in FE funding for adultsÂ
September 29th 2020
Adults over the age of 23 in England without a full level 3 qualification will be entitled to one for free from next April, the Government has announced.
High value courses for school and college leavers: a 1-year offer Â
July 17th 2020
The Education and Skills Funding Agency has now published information on additional funding that will be available for one-year for the delivery of high value subjects to prevent y … Read more
Plan for jobs and skills
July 15th 2020
An overview of the government’s plan for jobs that includes a boost for worksearch, skills and apprenticeships to support economic recovery.
OTLA English and maths 2020
May 29th 2020
A team led by ccConsultancy has secured funding from the Education and Training Foundation to support action research projects that focus on approaches to teaching, learning and as … Read more
Multi-million pound support package to boost the FE workforce
February 5th 2020
Further education providers across the country are to benefit from a package of support, worth up to £24 million, so they can continue to recruit, retain and develop excellen … Read more
An update on additional funding for 16 -19 year old learners
November 11th 2019
Details of how an additional £155 million will be allocated next year have now been published, with £35m being ringfenced for GCSE maths and English resits.
Maths & English in the Spending Review
September 2nd 2019
Providers of 16-19 education will receive £400 million additional funding in 2020/2021, including £35m for targeted interventions to support GCSE maths and English resi … Read more
Maths and English condition of funding
February 13th 2019
From academic year 2019 to 2020, full time students with a grade 2 or below in maths or English can choose to study towards functionalskills level 2 or a GCSE grade 9 to 4. This al … Read more
Functional Skills – Guided Learning Hours
December 12th 2018
The Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills has outlined the government’s expectation that guided learning hours for reformed Functional Skills qualifications should be se … Read more