ESFA Update local authorities: 15 September 2021
Published 15 September 2021
Applies to England
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1. Action: coronavirus (COVID-19) summer school claim form
The coronavirus (COVID-19) summer school claim form is now live. The deadline for your submission is 23:59 on 1 October 2021.
We’ve published coronavirus (COVID-19) summer schools programme funding guidance to help you complete the form.
2. Reminder: 16 to 19 tuition fund 2021 to 2022 form
Eligible institutions are reminded to complete the 16 to 19 tuition fund form.
The deadline for your submission is 11:59pm on 30 September 2021.
You can read the 16 to 19 tuition fund: 2021 to 2022 guidance to help you complete the form.
3. Reminder: keeping children safe in education statutory guidance
The Keeping children safe in education statutory guidance, and Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges advice have been updated and came into effect on 01 September 2021.
A full list of changes can be found in Annex G of KCSIE guidance.
4. Information: new cyber security self-assessment tool
From 16 September, DfE will be piloting a self-assessment tool called Cyber Secure for schools and academy trusts to assess their cyber security approach.
Cyber Secure is a free and confidential tool. It will help schools and trusts to understand and improve their level of cyber-resilience through signposting to a range of advice and guidance.
There are limited spaces available to be part of the pilot. If you are interested, please email cybersecure.SAT@education.gov.uk.
5. Information: weekly apprenticeship and traineeship vacancy reports
The weekly apprenticeship and traineeship vacancy reports are now available. The reports are an excel version of the Find an apprenticeship website. The reports show all live vacancies for apprenticeships and traineeships by local authority area. These reports are used by career advisers, teachers, and stakeholders such as DWP work coaches and school advisers.
If you would like to sign up to receive the reports then please contact Communications.ESFA@education.gov.uk.
Please state which regional report you would like to receive: North, Midlands, South or London and South East or you can opt to receive reports for all regions.
If you were on the mailing list before no action is needed.
6. Information: consultation launched on revisions to the current version of the ‘teacher misconduct: the prohibition of teachers’ advice.
We have launched a consultation seeking views on how professional conduct panels review teacher misconduct in England. The proposed revisions provide clarification on the factors relating to decisions leading to the prohibition of teachers from the teaching profession.
Please use the Department for Education e-consultation platform Citizen Space to access the consultation. Please use the online survey to provide your feedback.
If you have any questions about this consultation please email TRAadvice@education.gov.uk.
The consultation closes at 23:45 on Tuesday 19 October 2021.
7. Information: the National Tutoring Programme returns for its second year
We are pleased to announce that the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is again available to all schools for the second year. Building on the success of last year’s programme, we have listened to your feedback and developed the programme to offer 3 routes to accessing high-quality tutoring and mentoring:
- Tuition Partners: schools access tutoring from an approved list of tutoring providers known as Tuition Partners
- Academic Mentors: mentors work alongside teachers as salaried members of staff in eligible schools to support students
- School-Led Tutoring (new this year): schools are given a ring-fenced grant to fund locally-sourced tutoring provision for disadvantaged pupils. See the full guidance on school-led tutoring.
- School-led tutoring guidance
The NTP allows you to easily access cost-effective support for all or several schools within your Trust. Working in partnership with the NTP, you will have flexibility to implement the programme in the way that best supports the pupils you believe are most in need.
All schools are encouraged to apply for the NTP. To register or find out more, please visit the NTP website.