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Over the past few months I have been involved in many discussions with providers around the ESFA Apprenticeship Rules regarding Associates and/or Secondees and...
Read More The process for application to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers has changed, again. This time the move came almost overnight, with little notification...
Read More Officialdom will no doubt decide the future of apprenticeship provision and adult skills provision in England, I have been in the educational landscape for...
Read More We have today contacted the Public Procurement Review Service regarding the lateness of the ESFA in releasing AEB Tender results. The following is our communication with...
Read More Last Friday the DFE slipped out 16 pages of draft guidance for providers on the process for the new statutory reviews of provision to...
Read More I have been very vocal, in my opinion wholly justified about the competence of the ESFA and the people at the top of the...
Read More Interesting to read the man in our trade press who enjoys tweeting to himself because he has no-one commenting or sharing his tweets about...
Read More So, the much-heralded bill was read in the House yesterday. It was disappointing to see the requirement for Year 7 compulsory Career’s education not...
Read More So today, 12th May 2021 the ESFA have issued their guidance on the process for termination of provider contracts. I do not say REVISED because to the...
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Looking forward, the role of all providers will become important in supporting economic recovery and social cohesion...
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We applaud the ESFA for reinforcing this week in their ‘weekly update to providers about the contractual...
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I read with interest the statement by the esfa yesterday and the comments by peter Mucklow. It...
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The world is changing, unprecedented is now being replaced with new normal and I’m sure that will...