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SUMMARY:How to practically implement the new 2025-26 Apprenticeship Funding Rules
DESCRIPTION:With an early release of the new apprenticeship funding rules (2025/26) due to be published in May\, join us for our annual business-critical webinar series – now in three parts to help you plan for the changes and understand the practical actions you will need to take across your organisation.\n\nThat’s where we do a lot of thinking for you. Using the stages of the learner journey\, this 3-part webinar series will walk through the updates\, what it means operationally for different teams along the way\, where new risks might arise and practical ways you can mitigate them. It will also include the latest critical changes to the functional skills implementation\, new minimum durations as well as clarifications to 25/26 rules.\n\nWe’ll also give you a detailed “Changes Action Plan”\, setting out all the key changes and actions you need to take across different teams.\n\nSession 1 – Laying the ground (2nd June\, 10.00am-10.45am)\n\nAfter the DfE’s announcement that there will be no draft funding rules this year\, we have added this additional webinar to our funding rules series – at no extra charge – to help you lay the best foundations for August implementation\n\nFollowing the first release of the first version of the funding rules in May\, this session will cover the headline changes and start the process of preparing for change.\n\n 	Break down each of the funding rule changes\n 	Explore the impact for independent providers\, universities\, colleges\, and employer providers\n 	Identify key risks across your organisation\n\nSession 2 – Detailed implementation (3 July\, 10.00am-1pm)\n\nHaving consolidated the rules and developed models of best practice\, for change this session will explore:\n\n 	How the funding rule changes will impact on the learner journey:\no Pre-entry\no Entry\no On-programme\no Gateway and end-point assessment\no Progression\n 	Specific changes you will need to make to your ILR and funding administration and management\n 	Practical adaptions you will need to make to your systems\, processes and templates\n 	Q&A\n 	We will issue a detailed implementation action plan to work through with this session\n\nSession 3 – Supporting change (28th July\, 10.00am-11.00am)\n\nTaking account of any further clarifications and further examples of best practice\, this Q&A session will include quality perspectives on the changes as well as the opportunity to get best practice answers to your questions\n\n 	Updates and clarifications\n 	Quality perspectives\n 	Q&A\n\nAbout your session\n\nThe session will be facilitated by David Lockhart-Hawkins\, SDN’s compliance and funding expert who has supported hundreds of providers in their apprenticeship journey including some of the UK’s largest\, highest quality\, specialist and new providers.\nDavid’s in-depth understanding of curriculum design and quality\, as well as funding\, gives him a unique insight into the practical implications of funding rule changes.\n\nThis session is designed for apprenticeship providers – compliance and operational staff\, quality managers\, and leaders overseeing the impact on the apprenticeship delivery journey.\n\n“This was excellent. You feel that an awful lot of work has gone into producing this\, packed with helpful content\, guidance and experience. Thank you so much!”\n\n“I will be recommending colleagues to sign up to training alerts. Really looking forward to attending other sessions.”\n\n“Very useful – as always. Thorough and detailed\, with great slides to support.”\n\n“It was very clear that a large amount of time and effort has gone into the preparation of today’s event – and that is why SDN is my first choice for webinars.”\n\n“Excellent coverage\, well planned and organised with clear expertise in the funding rules”\n\n – Event attendees\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 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.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/how-to-practically-implement-the-new-2025-26-apprenticeship-funding-rules/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Apprenticeship curriculum design
DESCRIPTION:Whether you’ve been on our curriculum webinar series\, or are new to SDN\, this Masterclass will help you hone your skills as a curriculum developer.\n\nDeveloping a curriculum for apprenticeship standards is challenging. In many cases\, it is less prescribed\, employers have greater input into the content and sequencing\, and the prior learning of the apprentice needs to be taken into account.\n\nIt’s something the ESFA and Ofsted are looking at closely too.\n\nOver a 3.5-hour interactive online session\, Chris Cherry will take you through a step-by-step example of how to deconstruct a standard and build the curriculum from the top down.\n\nDuring the session\, you’ll work on short activities at each stage to develop your understanding and skill and come away with a clear model you can use for the apprenticeship standards you deliver.\n\nHere’s what we’ll cover during the session:\n\n 	The principles of good-quality curriculum design\n 	A practical step-by-step worked example:\n\n\n 	Deconstructing the standard and amplifying the KSBs\n 	Articulating the learning outcomes\, deciding on the learning methods and building in other components\n 	Shaping this into ‘episodes of learning’ as part of a Scheme of Work\n 	Translating the Scheme of Work into an Individual Learning Plan which takes both the apprentice’s prior learning and employer requirements into account\n\n\n 	Practical tips on how to adjust the curriculum and training plan “mid-flight” during the programme\, to meet the needs of the apprentice and employer\n\nAbout your session\n\nThe session will be facilitated by Chris Cherry an SDN expert in apprenticeship on-programme training and end-point assessment. Chris has supported hundreds of apprenticeship organisations to develop their curriculum against the new standards and has lots of insights to share.\n\nThis masterclass is designed for those involved in the design and development of your apprenticeship curriculum and materials.\n\nBefore the session\, you’ll be sent a 1-hr webinar\, giving you an overview of the curriculum planning process for apprenticeship standards.\n\n“Breaking down the KSB’s and how the curriculum forms the ILP was a key learning point. Excellent session and also enjoyed the pre-training recording.”\n\n – Orange Moon Training\n\n“I’ve been trawling the internet and asked FE colleagues about curriculum design and found nothing useful. This is just the ticket. Very engaging\, informative and fun to listen to. I’ve learned more in the first 15 minutes than the previous 15 years.”\n\n“Very informative and helpful”\n\n – Previous event attendees\n\nBooking and payment:\n\nYou can either attend the live session or be sent the recording and materials if you prefer to go through it in your own time but we highly reccommend attending live to get the most out of this interactive session.\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\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\nAny questions\, please email us.\n\nSDN 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.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/apprenticeship-curriculum-design-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:EPA – Maximising the opportunity of Policy Changes
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nRecent announcements are set to reshape how End-Point Assessment (EPA) is approached\, with a stronger emphasis on embedding specific EPA principles into the design process from the outset.\n\nJoin us for this insightful webinar as we unpack these changes and explore what they mean in practice. Gain a deeper understanding of the updated principles and how they will impact EPA design moving forward.\n\nObjectives\nBy attending this session\, you will:\n\n• Gain a clear understanding of the proposed changes and implementation timelines\n• Learn what the new EPA principles entail and how they will impact current EPA arrangements\n• Explore key considerations for your sector\, including how on-programme delivery and assessment may evolve\n\nFacilitator\nCharlotte Bosworth\, Managing Director\, Innovate Awarding
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/epa-maximising-the-opportunity-of-policy-changes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Building Confidence and Tackling the “Anti-Maths Mindset”
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis webinar focuses on general strategies (rather than specific maths content) to engage students and improve maths outcomes. It encourages maths-related delivery across vocational areas and tutorials based around topical and contextualised material.\n\nObjectives\nThis webinar will help delegates to:\n\nRecognise the key principles of the maths mastery approach and identify how these can be translated into a delivery strategy at your organisation;\nDevelop a strategy for raising the profile of maths across college and increase collaboration between departments;\nIdentify the causes and symptoms of maths anxiety\, and plan and deliver lessons that support learners with maths anxiety.\nThe session will suggest some strategies for streamlining maths delivery and signpost resources and schemes of work. It will highlight the importance of cross-college collaboration\, and consider how to address the challenges of maths anxiety in the classroom.\n\nIt is intended that learners receive a consistent message regarding the importance of maths\, and a fresh approach that presents a contrast to previous negative experiences. Learners with maths anxiety will be given support to achieve and ultimately to reduce their anxiety.\n\nFacilitator\nSam Edwards\, Pick ME Consulting\n\nClick here to register or to find out more information.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/building-confidence-and-tackling-the-anti-maths-mindset/
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CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Effectively Self-Assessing Quality of Provision Under Ofsted’s New Framework
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful webinar with Peter Nelson\, former HMI\, as he explores the pros and cons of self-assessing this year against Ofsted’s new inspection framework. \n\n\n\nDuring this session\, Peter will: \n\n\n\n• Consider several options of how you might approach self-assessment and the structure of your self-assessment report (SAR) and quality improvement plan (QIP)• Introduce Ofsted’s new inspection framework\, and how that might have a bearing on this year’s SAR• Explore how you might approach grading of your SAR• Introduce the toolkits\, and summarise the main points of each of the key judgements contained in the new inspection framework• Provide practical insights on how to self-assess objectively and identify areas for improvement. \n\n\n\nThis is an invaluable opportunity for education providers to gain expert guidance and help ensure the rigour of your quality improvement process. \n\n\n\nPlease contact info@fin-online.org.uk for any support with booking. \n\n\n\nEvent Booking (sphr.uk)
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/effectively-self-assessing-quality-of-provision-under-ofsteds-new-framework/
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR - DISCOVERY SESSION WITH FIN - WITH OFSTED INSPECTION DATA AND TOP TIPS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informal session hosted by Peter Nelson\, former Ofsted Inspector. Peter will share some updates on inspections with some top tips. This is also an opportunity to find about the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN) and how your organisation could benefit and answer any questions you may have. Peter will also provide attendees with an insight into the guidance and knowledge members have access to. We look forward to meeting you. \n\n\n\nIf you have any problems registering please email Caroline at info@fin-online.org.uk for assistance. \n\n\n\nEvents – Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (fin-online.org.uk)
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/free-webinar-discovery-session-with-fin-with-ofsted-inspection-data-and-top-tips-4/
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Online & Webinars
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SUMMARY:Apprenticeship compliance for leaders - CPD accredited
DESCRIPTION:“An apprenticeship deliverer is only going to be compliant if they understand the real risks within their organisation”\n\nThis CPD-accredited\, in-depth webinar series digs deeply into the realities of apprenticeship compliance.\nDesigned for managers and leaders who want strategies for apprenticeship compliance\, these sessions bring to life the knowledge and understanding of the core rules and funding methodologies. Beyond the basic rules\, you’ll look at the foundations of compliance across your organisation\, and how curriculum\, evidence system design and monitoring of implementation are integral to getting compliance right while also strengthening quality.\n\nAt the end of the series\, you will:\n\n 	Be able to critically evaluate compliance in your own area of operation\n 	Have developed your understanding of best practice for reducing risk\n 	Increased your knowledge of common errors and how to avoid them\n\nWe’ll take you through:\n\n 	Key compliance principles – How it all should work\n 	Risk in areas of operation\n 	Managing the risk of rogue elements within your organisation\n 	Safeguarding funding through the apprentice journey – the data needed\n 	The three R’s\, Right programme\, Right learner\, and Right employer\n 	Compliance strategies\n 	Common strategic errors\n\n \n\nAbout your session\n\nDavid Lockhart-Hawkins\, SDN’s funding and compliance expert will facilitate this series. After working in the sector for over 20 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\nThis Compliance for Leaders series is now fully CPD accredited! The accreditation reflects the industry-leading insights and practical strategies the series gives you. Not only will you come away more confident to lead compliance in your team and organisation\, you will also receive a CPD certificate to evidence your personal development.\n\nWe’ve built this series so that providers can send middle and senior managers from all departments and areas on an intensive high-level compliance journey so that they can bring new ideas and best practice examples back into their organisations.\n\nWe highly recommend that you attend our Apprenticeship compliance fundamentals and what this means for your role series prior to attending these webinars. This will introduce all apprenticeship staff to the core apprenticeship rules and where their role fits in the compliance journey.\n\n \n\n“Gave me a better understanding of how to improve quality through compliance audits and reviews within the company.”\n\n“Very insightful\, lots of great knowledge and handouts to help.”\n\n– Previous event attendees\n\n \n\nBooking and payment:\n\nYou can either attend live sessions or be sent the recordings and materials if you prefer to review them in your own time. You can also mix and match for whatever works best for your schedule.\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\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 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.
URL:https://www.fenews.co.uk/event/apprenticeship-compliance-for-leaders-cpd-accredited-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online & Webinars
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