April - 2018

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WTPN Newsletter April 2018

Afternoon all, hoping the weekend went well for you! A warm welcome is in order for 4 new members to the Network, really pleased to have you on board! Many of you would have met three of them at our last quarterly.... Innovate Awarding - A National Awarding body and EPAO have joined us- Charlotte Bosworth their MD came along to the meeting Ashley Housing - Himilo the training arm of this local Housing Association (new to the register of training providers) were repre

Last opportunity to be part of a collaborative group looking at 'Outstanding teaching and Learni

There are £12k pots of funding on offer to work on small scale innovative projects around the delivery of standards and/or EPA, just 3 providers or more (must include 10 staff members) can make up the project team and can include employers and EPAO’s. I have two providers in Weston College (Barney) and Ngaged (Chris Scrivens) already approach me, would anyone else like to be part of a team, you could potentially run a number of teams/projects. The network cannot lead a

Email from Nigel Anson our partnership Manager at the ESFA - Subcontracting Guidance

Below is the new subcontracting guidance for apprenticeships (came out yesterday): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/698909/Subcontracting_guidance.pdf Kind regards Nigel Nigel Anson Provider Manager Business Operations Education and Skills Funding Agency

VERY IMPORTANT - GDPR - Are you ready?

Some local workshops and resource I have tried to secure GDPR speakers for the last two quarterly's but struggled with the contacts i was given. There is plenty of resource available though, some on our website (specifically for education providers) here, and other information from JISC below. I also have just come across some local workshops that are running soon and if there is enough demand (contact me) can still secure a workshop for members if required, please let me

WTPN FORUMS Have you got those key members of your teams signed up and utilising our forums?

I am encouraging different user groups to use the forums to contact you, do you have the necessary staff using them, many of you have different entry points to your organisation. Here's who are already using them or who i have organised to meet and make aware of them for you.... Business West Delyse Taylor's Bristol City Council NEET Working Group National Careers Service (Next Week) Bristol Post 16 6th Form Heads (for progression and students dropping out) meeting this week

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