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Changes to apprenticeship funding bands

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Wednesday 20 June 2018

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From the 1 August this year, we’ll have an amended apprenticeship funding regime for new starts on apprenticeship frameworks and standards. There’ll be 30 funding bands in place instead of 15, and all new starts and standards will be placed onto the relevant band.

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Devolution

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Wednesday 20 June 2018

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This month we’ve been hearing a lot about skills devolution. First, we got clarity from the Greater London Authority (GLA) about their Adult Education Budget (AEB) plans from 2019/20. ‘Skills for Londoners, A skills and Adult Education Strategy for London’ sets out 3 main priorities that the Mayor’s office has identified for their approximately £311 million AEB they’re set to be allocated.

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T Levels are go

By Esme Winch, Managing Director, Wednesday 20 June 2018

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The much-awaited T Level consultation response arrived over the late May bank holiday weekend and, after months of silence on the issue, we now have a clearer idea of the policy and how and when it will be implemented. The development of T Level policy has been an unusual process, and a ministerial direction to stick to a 2020 implementation of the first routes was the latest extraordinary twist. Jonathan Slater, the Department for Education (DfE) Permanent Secretary, wrote to Damian Green to request a delay to T Level implementation. The fact that the Education Secretary insisted on sticking to the timeline for implementation is now a matter of public record, and the pressure for the first 3 routes to succeed is greater than ever.

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The desire to succeed

By Esme Winch, Managing Director, Wednesday 20 June 2018

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It’s been an extremely busy couple of weeks for the NCFE Schools team culminating in us successfully resubmitting our combined Level 1 /2 Tech Awards to the DfE for consideration of inclusion into the 2020 Performance Tables. As we await the results of the third round of submissions to the Department for Education (DfE), I must admit that there is a feeling of déjà vu - we’ve been here before, however, this time, we won’t be given the opportunity again. After the submission windows close and the appeals are over, the DfE are sticking to their word and the submission process for technical qualifications will close to new entries for, at least, the next 2 years. So it would be fair to say the stakes are a bit higher but there’s nothing like a bit of pressure to ignite the desire to deliver for you and your learners!

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Highly Commended: Joe Armstrong – V Cert Aspiration Awards

By Rachel Hopkins, Marketing Officer, Thursday 14 June 2018

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We’re delighted to announce that Joe Armstrong, a learner at North Chadderton School, has been highly commended in our V Cert Aspiration Awards. Joe was nominated by his teacher, Amanda Marsh, who felt that Joe should be recognised for his commitment to his school work, even though he was having a tough time outside of school due to health problems. Joe was often in an out of hospital and whilst this might see other learners fall behind, Joe is driven by his desire to one day be his own boss.

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