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The process for application to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers has changed, again. This time the move came almost overnight, with little notification...
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Officialdom will no doubt decide the future of apprenticeship provision and adult skills provision in England, I have been in the educational landscape for...
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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...
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Last Friday the DFE slipped out 16 pages of draft guidance for providers on the process for the new statutory reviews of provision to...
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I have been very vocal, in my opinion wholly justified about the competence of the ESFA and the people at the top of the...
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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...
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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...
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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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In this article we consider the importance of initial assessments for apprentices, with the impact this essential early activity has on the planning and...
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