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SUMMARY:Understanding Apprenticeship Financial Management – Funding\, Forecasting\, Costs and Budgeting
DESCRIPTION:Apprenticeship financial management is complex.\n\nDo you and your organisation know whether your provision is modelled effectively and profitably? Do you meet the compliance obligations for pricing and costs?\n\nAbout your session\n\nGetting your apprenticeship pricing right is essential for DfE compliance but perhaps more importantly for operating a financially sound apprenticeship programme. This three part webinar series is designed for role holders working in finance or operations to understand the funding methodology in apprenticeships\, the compliance obligations and benefits of effective implementation.\n\nFor example:\nHow do you measure whether a new apprenticeship standard is financially viable for you to deliver?\nAre you clear on what the apprenticeship actually costs you to deliver and where a profit margin can be made?\nCan you forecast revenue effectively and identify profitability?\nAre you clear on what are eligible and ineligible costs and that you aren’t overclaiming or underclaiming funding?\nAre you reporting your training price breakdown correctly to the employer?\nHow do you recognise the apprentice’s prior learning and reflect this in your costings?\nAre you applying the correct training price for your own employees (which must be at cost price)?\n\nAbout your session\n\nSession 1 – The funding model in England and funded components\nSession 2 – Apprenticeship costs and pricing\nSession 3 – Necessary infrastructure and variables\n\nIn the webinar series\, we’ll help you to understand:.\n\n 	The apprenticeship funding model in England\n 	Understand price components of training and assessment\n 	Eligible and ineligible costs\, how to identify these at a budget level and implement an effective offer to an employer cost models and options\n 	The importance of effective contracts with employers\n 	The role of employer co-investment and models of collection to ensure compliance\n 	Additional funding components: additional payments and learning support\n 	The impact of prior learning on cost models\n 	Employer-provider variables\n\nDavid Lockhart-Hawkins\, SDN Mesma Group’s funding and compliance specialist\, will facilitate this series. After working in the sector for over 25 years\, David has supported hundreds of providers to establish effective compliance systems. His in-depth understanding of funding and wider apprenticeship delivery gives him a unique insight into compliance across the organisation.\n\nWho’s it for?\n\nThis series is for anyone involved in the development of apprenticeship budgeting and financial operations. This could\, for example\, include finance staff\, compliance staff\, employer-facing staff\, business development teams\, commercial leads\, senior managers / decision-makers.\n\nNote: This programme is a 26/27 update to our previously delivered series on understanding apprenticeship costings.\n\nFinancial Planning Resources\n\nYou will receive a suite of comprehensive financial planning resources to calculate your costs and forecast for the future with ease.\n\nBooking and payment:\n\nYou can either attend the live sessions or be sent the recording and materials if you prefer to review them in your own time.\n\nIf you’re a public sector body (e.g. Local Authority)\, and unable to book via card\, please email us. When you make a booking\, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (including those who request a booking via email and invoice)\n\nSDN Mesma Group CPD is designed for Government funded Training Providers. If you’re not a Government funded Training Provider but are still interested in attending please email events@strategicdevelopmentnetwork.co.uk to discuss your attendance in more detail before booking.\n\nIf you have several staff who would benefit\, let us know and we’ll send you details of the most cost-effective way of accessing the session.\n\nUnable to make date / times? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording and materials.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/understanding-apprenticeship-financial-management-funding-forecasting-costs-and-budgeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Fraud Awareness Training (For Staff in Education)
DESCRIPTION:The Governments’ Counter Fraud Strategy and DfE Provider Financial Handbook require providers to ensure that there is a level of fraud awareness across the organisation.  In this engaging workshop\, with content written specifically for Post-16 training providers\, we will: \n\nConsider the guidance which providers are being required to follow\nDiscuss the impact on roles right across the organisation\nShare examples of wrong-doing/ irregularity which have occurred in our sector and what we can learn from them\nConsider some of the practical steps we can take to increase our level of protection\nDiscuss how we can embed fraud awareness into apprentice/ learner engagement thus strengthening learner personal development\n\n 
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/developing-confidence-when-planning-and-delivering-british-values-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses,Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Level 3 Award in Education and Training (Fast-track)
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Solvendis Teaching Excellence programme we are pleased to be able to offer an effective response to the need to develop the teaching and training skills of staff working in Post-16 education. \nThis intensive programme is designed for: \n\nnew or existing trainers with hands-on vocational expertise who are seriously looking to develop their teaching and training skills. This could include those recently moved into a training role from assessor role\nstaff new to the roles of trainer and assessor.\n\nThe programme will focus on those aspects of training so essential in ensuring sound learning – and\, of course\, meeting the requirements of the Education Inspection Framework.  Participants will benefit from a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in the education and training sector.  They will develop their teaching and training skills through a clear understanding of inclusive teaching and learning\, and be able to plan\, deliver and evaluate learning which meets the needs of all learners in a safe and supportive learning environment. \nFinally\, participants will gain a detailed understanding of the different types and methods of assessment. \nTo complete the programme\, participants will be required to attend four workshop days\, which will include learner-led microteach\, as well as completing some pre-course work and assignments.  Assessment will be via portfolio\, assignment and observation. \nAlthough there are no minimum entry requirements for this course\, participants should be able to demonstrate the minimum core levels of literacy\, language\, numeracy and ICT skills expected of all teachers and trainers in the sector. At the end of the programme\, successful participants will be awarded the Level 3 Award \nDelivered online\, delegates need to attend on 7\, 8\, 14 & 15 December 2026 (10.00 – 4.00 each day).
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/level-3-award-in-education-and-training-fast-track-4/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Improving Teaching and Learning Through Purposeful Observation
DESCRIPTION:With the right intent and approach\, observations of practice can unlock meaningful improvements in teaching and learning. \nObservations undertaken without a clear purpose rarely lead to meaningful development and can even hinder professional growth\, particularly when the stated intention does not align with the experience in practice. \nWhen grounded in trust\, clarity and purposeful design\, Observations become a powerful catalyst for professional dialogue\, reflection and sustained development. \nThis session explores how observations supported by coaching can shift practice from performance assurance to strengthening teaching quality. \nIn addition\, we’ll focus on addressing key Ofsted priorities across FE and Skills\, including sharper use of starting points\, stronger adaptive practice\, better feedback\, and impactful CPD. \nFocusing on high quality pedagogy\, the session shows how developmental observation can pinpoint strengths\, close gaps\, and deliver meaningful improvements for learners. \nHere’s what we’ll cover: \n\nHow to design an observation strategy that supports both assurance and development\nThe difference between an observation\, a lesson visit and a learning walk\, and how to use each one\nThe pros and cons of different observation models\, including graded\, ungraded and unseen\nHow to hold a coaching conversation that changes practice\, using GROW\nHow to report and act on outcomes meaningfully\nReal examples and peer insights to shape your own approach\n\nYou will receive a resource pack\, which includes: \n\nObservations of Practice Workbook – A delegate workbook which includes the reflection scales\, the breakout questions\, the Jade scenario and an action plan.\nObservation Template Guide – A resources with factors to consider when creating an observation template or guidance.\nGROW Question Bank – Suggested questions for each stage of the coaching conversation.\nJudging the Quality of Online and Digital Learning – Guidance for observing sessions that are not in a room.\nObserver Calibration Exercise – A practical activity that helps observers align their judgements and ensure consistent\, reliable observation practice.\n\nYou will also receive recordings and slide decks for both sessions and an attendance certificate as evidence of your personal development. \nAbout your session\nThis 2-part workshop is led by Annie Coles\, our Technical Education Specialist at SDN Mesma Group\, Annie is an experienced quality and sector leader with over 20 years’ experience across industry and further education. She has spent the past 10 years in further education\, leading on the quality of apprenticeships\, work-based learning\, and FE and Skills curriculum\, following a decade in industry roles in Health\, Service & Specialty Retail sectors. \nWho’s it for?\nLine managers of practitioners\, quality assurance and improvement professionals\, anyone completing observations of practice
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/improving-teaching-and-learning-through-purposeful-observation-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Masterclasses
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