| Weekly update from GOV.UK for: Department for Education National leaders of governance reform: evaluation Page summary: An evaluation of the reformed national leaders of governance programme’s success in its first year. Millions invested in language lessons Page summary: Thousands of students to benefit from high quality language teaching and new Centre of Excellence DfE and executive agency ePCS spend over £500: 2021 to 2022 Page summary: Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) over £500 in the 2021 to 2022 financial year. Change made: Added ‘Department for Education and executive agency spend over £500 by ePCS’ for January 2022, February 2022 and March 2022. Individuals prohibited from managing or governing schools Page summary: These individuals must not manage independent schools, academies and free schools or be a governor at a local-authority-maintained school. Free schools and UTCs: successful applications Page summary: Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage. Change made: The list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage has been updated for November 2022. Bid to supply Skills Bootcamps Page summary: Information for potential suppliers about Skills Bootcamps including how to qualify onto, and bid for contracts through, the dynamic purchasing system (DPS). Alternative provision census 2023: technical specification Page summary: Business and technical specifications for local authorities and software suppliers to prepare for the alternative provision census 2023. Childminder mentor programme Page summary: Information on the DfE early years COVID-19 recovery childminder mentor programme, which offers support and mentoring to childminders. Early years experts and mentors programme Page summary: Information on the DfE early years COVID-19 recovery programme, which offers leadership support, coaching and mentoring. Planned student loan interest rates cut again from due to market rates Page summary: Student loan interest rates to be capped at 6.3% from September 2022 due to market rates. T Levels capital fund Page summary: Details on the fund and how to apply. Change made: ‘Eligibility for SEA’ in the ‘Specialist equipment allocation (SEA)’ guidance has been updated to show who is eligible for wave 4 SEA funding. Research at DfE Page summary: Find DfE research publications and invitations to tender for new research projects. Department for Education major projects: accounting officerassessments Page summary: Accounting officer assessment summaries for Department for Education programmes and projects. School Teachers’ Review Body remit letter for 2023 Page summary:The Secretary of State’s letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body asking for recommendations on teachers’ pay and conditions for 2023. Minister Halfon speech at the Times Higher Education Conference Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education Robert Halfon delivered a speech to the Times Higher Education Conference. School census 2022 to 2023: technical information Page summary: Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2022 to 2023 school census data. Early years census: technical specification Page summary: Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census 2023. Change made: School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) reports Page summary: Documents relating to the School Teachers’ Review Body’s reports. Data protection: privacy notice model documents Page summary: Suggested privacy notices for schools and local authorities to issue to staff, parents and pupils about the collection of data. Share your daily school attendance data Page summary: How schools can share daily attendance data and access attendance reports. Education and training statistics for the UK: 2022 Page summary: Annual data release on schools, pupils, teachers, qualifications gained, education expenditure, further education and higher education in the UK. Children looked after in England including adoption: 2021 to 2022 Page summary: Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2021 to 2022. Statistics: education and training Page summary: Statistics on education and training in the UK, including schools, post compulsory education, qualifications and education expenditure. Statistics: looked-after children Page summary: Statistics on children under local authority care at national and local authority level. Appropriate body reform and induction assessment Page summary: We are reforming the appropriate body (AB) sector and seeking views on the transitional period, the roles of the AB and the value of formal assessment in statutory teacher induction. New school proposals Page summary: Lists of local authorities seeking academy and free school proposers, and of all academies and free schools already set up. Termination warning notice to Carre’s Grammar School Page summary: Termination warning notice issued to the Robert Carre Trust in relation to Carre’s Grammar School. Early years stronger practice hubs Page summary: Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs. Termination warning notice to Greyfriars Academy Page summary: Termination warning notice issued to the Unity Education Trust in relation to Greyfriars Academy. Termination warning notice to Southminster Church of England Primary School Page summary: Termination warning notice issued to the Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust in relation to Southminster Church of England Primary School. Termination warning notice to Bracebridge Heath St John’s Primary Academy Page summary: Termination warning notice issued to St John’s Primary Academy Bracebridge Heath Ltd in relation to Bracebridge Heath St John’s Primary Academy. Early years education recovery programme Page summary: Information on new continuing professional development, qualifications and support and guidance for the early years sector funded by the Department for Education. Change made: ‘Early years education recovery programme: supporting the sector’ was updated with programme availability information for stronger practice hubs and PDP3. Letters to academy trusts about poor performance Page summary: DfE letters to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management. International qualified teacher status: criteria for providers Page summary: The criteria that organisations must meet to provide international qualified teacher status (iQTS) for applicants training outside the UK. International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy Page summary: The Department for Education’s policy for the iQTS inspection regime. Academy trust notices to improve Page summary: Letters issued by Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to academy trusts with a notice to improve. | ||
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