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Advanced Maths Premium aims to open more doors for young people
February 28th 2018
Schools Standards Minister Nick Gibb and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Elizabeth Truss have announced the Advanced Maths Premium, a new fund to help schools and colleges increase … Read more
New agency to provide joined-up education and skills funding
March 28th 2017
The Education Funding Agency and Skills Funding Agency have merged to become one body. The new, single funding agency – to be called the Education and Skills Funding Agency – will … Read more
Adult Education: too important to be left to chance
July 13th 2016
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Education’s first report, based on independent research from Warwick University’s Institute for Employment Research (IER), warns that a n … Read more
Welfare Reform Bill 2011
February 16th 2011
On 16 February 2011 the Welfare Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years, and introduces a wide … Read more
Skills Funding Agency Guidance Note on changes to funding policy
January 13th 2011
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has published Guidance Note 6, a document which covers 2011/12 changes to funding policy. The SFA is allocating £2.4bn through the Adult Skills Budg … Read more
Browne Review published
October 12th 2010
The Government has received the report ‘Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education’ – an independent review of higher education and student finance
Information on Skills for Life and Functional Skills from the SFA
September 30th 2010
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) website now contains a compendium of information and fact sheets on Skills for Life and Functional Skills
Skills Funding Agency Chief Executive warns on ‘money running out’
September 16th 2010
In a tough speech at the Further Education Mergers, Confederations and Shared Partnerships 2010 conference, Skills Funding Agency Chief Executive Geoff Russell warned senior sector … Read more
Promote your courses through Business Link’s Skills Brokerage Service
January 8th 2010
All training providers in Yorkshire and Humber are invited to promote their courses through Business Link’s new Skills Brokerage Platform, which will be launched in February. By pr … Read more
Learning and Skills Council’s Statement of Priorities
November 16th 2007
The Learning and Skills Council’s priorities and key actions from 2008/2009 to 2010/2011 include a right to basic skills training where needed, coupled with the biggest ever invest … Read more