| Weekly update from GOV.UK for: Department for Education Wildflowers seeds for every primary school class in honour of the Coronation Page summary: To mark the Coronation all state funded primary schools will be sent wildflower seeds, inspired by His Majesty The King’s love of nature Change made: First published. Time updated: 12:15am, 1 May 2023 Higher technical qualifications: provider toolkit Page summary: Steps providers should take to prepare to offer approved higher technical qualifications (HTQs). Change made: Updated the guidance to remove out of date content. Time updated: 12:04pm, 2 May 2023 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. Change made: In ‘Details of local authorities currently seeking proposers spreadsheet’, Airfield Farm (Leicestershire) has been removed, and Silfield (Norfolk) and Wixams (Bedford) have been added.In ‘section 6a schools approved and under consideration’, Airfield Farm (Leicestershire) has been added to ‘schools under consideration’. Dry Street (Basildon), Limebrook Way (Maldon) and Darwin Green (Cambridgeshire) have been moved from ‘schools under consideration’ to ‘schools approved’. Time updated: 2:04pm, 2 May 2023 Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs Page summary: Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening. Change made: Updated ‘Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs and academy projects in development’. Time updated: 3:41pm, 2 May 2023 Public sector apprenticeships data return Page summary: Guidance for public sector bodies on collecting and reporting data on their apprenticeships. Change made: First published. Time updated: 4:37pm, 2 May 2023 School closures during the 2023 teacher strikes Page summary: A summary of the closures of state-funded schools in England during the 2023 teacher strikes. Change made: Added ‘Ad-hoc notice: school closure during the 27 April and 2 May 2023 teacher strikes’. Time updated: 5:10pm, 2 May 2023 T Levels capital fund Page summary: Information about the fund and how to apply. Change made: Removed information on registering for delivery from 2024 from the ‘Eligibility’ section of ‘Specialist equipment allocation (SEA)’, as registration has now closed. Time updated: 1:01pm, 3 May 2023 External public access defibrillator cabinets: eligible schools Page summary: A list of schools that can apply for an external public access defibrillator cabinet funded by the Department for Education (DfE). Change made: School URNs updated in ‘External public access defibrillator cabinets: list of eligible schools’. Time updated: 1:08pm, 3 May 2023 Higher Technical Qualification: overview Page summary: Find out what a Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) is and how the funding and approval system works. Change made: The ‘Funding’ section has been updated with guidance for Ofqual-regulated awarding organisations on working with providers that deliver through the higher education student finance system. The amount of funding available via the skills injection fund has changed. Time updated: 4:50pm, 3 May 2023 Green apprenticeships celebrated in honour of the Coronation Page summary: Six green apprenticeships are to be marked with the Coronation emblem in recognition of their sustainability credentials Change made: First published. Time updated: 12:15am, 4 May 2023 Apprenticeships and traineeships: May 2023 Page summary: Monthly apprenticeship starts in England from August 2022 to February 2023. Change made: First published. Time updated: 9:30am, 4 May 2023 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary: Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made: ‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 21 April 2023. Time updated: 9:30am, 4 May 2023 Statistics: further education and skills Page summary: Statistics on participation and learner outcomes in the further education and skills sector, including apprenticeships, reported from January 2014 to date. Change made: Added ‘Apprenticeships and traineeships: May 2023’. Time updated: 9:30am, 4 May 2023 British schools overseas: inspection reports for accredited schools Page summary: Inspection reports for British schools overseas that meet DfE accreditation standards and that are registered on get information about schools (GIAS). Change made: Removed Braeburn Imani International School, Kenya and Jerudong International School, Brunei. Time updated: 11:58am, 4 May 2023 Apprenticeship training provider accountability framework Page summary: The framework and specification DfE will use to review the quality of apprenticeship training from providers. Change made: Added a link to the apprenticeship workforce development programme. Time updated: 12:09pm, 4 May 2023 Register of end-point assessment organisations Page summary: How to find an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) for your apprentice and how to apply to join the EPAO register. Change made: ‘Register of end-point assessment organisations’ and ‘Register list of standards’ have been updated for May 2023. Time updated: 3:00pm, 4 May 2023 Funding and eligibility for ECF-based training Page summary: How DfE funding for training based on the early career framework (ECF) works, and which schools, early career teachers and mentors are eligible for funding. Change made: Table showing the year 2 funding rates for ECF-based training has been updated. Time updated: 4:27pm, 4 May 2023 Applying to be on the approved list of independent special institutions Page summary: The process independent special providers need to follow to be considered for entry onto the list of approved institutions. Change made: Updated the ‘Guide for independent special institutions applying for inclusion on the Secretary of State approved list’ for the 2023 application window. Applications close on 16 June 2023. Time updated: 9:00am, 5 May 2023 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. Change made: Added ‘Termination warning notice to Waterhead Academy’ to ‘Warning notices’. Time updated: 10:00am, 5 May 2023 Secretary of State letter to schools about sharing curriculum resources with parents Page summary: Letter clarifying schools’ responsibilities to share teaching materials with parents, particularly relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) resources. Change made: First published. Time updated: 9:00am, 31 March 2023 Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) Page summary: An interactive spreadsheet for comparing data about children and young people across all local authorities in England. Change made: Updated ‘Local authority interactive tool’ and ‘Local authority interactive tool: version log’. Time updated: 12:04pm, 5 May 2023 Academy conversion: important dates Page summary: Deadlines for schools converting to academy status. Change made: Added the key dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 September, 1 October and 1 November 2023. Removed the dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 February, 1 March, 1 April and 1 May 2023, as those dates have now passed. Time updated: 12:06pm, 5 May 2023 Childcare and early years providers survey: 2022 Page summary: Statistics on the characteristics of early years providers in England. Change made: The statistics have been updated to correct an error. Further details of the error and its effect on the figures are provided in the methodology section of the statistics, and on the ‘Statistics at DfE’ page. Time updated: 1:00pm, 5 May 2023 Statistics at DfE Page summary: The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children. Change made: ‘5 May 2023: corrections to the childcare and early years providers survey 2022’ has been added to the ‘DfE statistics news and announcements’ section. Time updated: 1:00pm, 5 May 2023 Share your daily school attendance data Page summary: How schools can share daily attendance data and access attendance reports. Change made: Updated the data protection information in the privacy notice in ‘How this data will be used’. Time updated: 1:23pm, 5 May 2023 Teacher training: families Page summary: Practical training materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about families. Change made: Updated the ‘families and people who care for me (primary) and families (secondary) teacher training module’ to reflect new legislation to change the minimum age at which people can get married or enter into a civil partnership. Time updated: 1:28pm, 5 May 2023 Teacher training: being safe Page summary: Practical training materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about being safe. Change made: Updated the ‘being safe teacher training module’ to reflect new legislation to change the minimum age at which people can get married or enter into a civil partnership. Time updated: 1:28pm, 5 May 2023 Alternative provision census 2024: technical specification Page summary: Business and technical specification for local authorities and software suppliers to prepare for the alternative provision census 2024. | ||
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