Update on pooled PAYE issue for apprenticeships in foundation and voluntary aided schools

Previously F and VA Schools have been unable to access apprenticeship funding due to changes made by the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to the Digital Apprenticeship Service Account which impacted organisations within a pooled PAYE scheme.   The apprenticeship funding rules have changed enabling councils to use some of their own levy funds to

3 January 2024

Apprenticeship and Early Careers Team contact details

The Apprenticeship and Early Careers Team are here to provide you with support and guidance, please contact the team if you have any questions. Email: apprenticeships@devon.gov.uk Tel: 01392 383000 and ask for “apprenticeships” Website: Apprenticeship with Devon County Council | Step In Programme | Devon County Council Social Media: @DCCApprentices

20 March 2023

Apprenticeship update March 2023 – part 5

Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools: Pooled PAYE Issue continued.. We are continuing to lobby the ESFA to find an appropriate solution to this problem, along with other Local Authorities. The current message for Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools is not to offer apprenticeships until the ESFA have resolved this ongoing issue. We appreciate this is

20 March 2023

Apprenticeship update March 2023 – part 4

Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools Reminder! Pooled PAYE Issue continues.. As F/VA Schools do not come under the County Council’s apprenticeship levy, this has meant that they have had to use co-investment to access apprenticeship funding. However, as previously communicated, there are ongoing issues regarding this that arose from the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)

20 March 2023

Apprenticeships update March 2023 – part 3

Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools Don’t just hear it from us, here are some schools that are already using apprenticeships to benefit their workforce: “We have recently opened an apprenticeship opportunity for a current member of staff, to upskills and support their professional and personal development. We are happy to be able to utilise the

20 March 2023

Apprenticeship update March 2023 – part 2

Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools: Apprenticeship opportunities for your workforce Here are some resources that you may find useful: Step In – Working for Devon | Devon County Council Apprenticeships for the school workforce – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) School Workforce – Amazing Apprenticeships If you would like to develop an apprenticeship opportunity, please contact the DCC

20 March 2023

Apprenticeship update March 2023

Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools: Apprenticeship opportunities for your workforce Looking to support your staff to develop both professionally and personally? Want to invest in your staff but don’t have the budget to do so? Do you have a staff shortage or high turnover in certain job roles and want to help retain staff? If

20 March 2023

Apprenticeships within the Schools Workforce

The Devon County Council Apprenticeship Team have developed a new guide to Apprenticeships within the Schools Workforce to support Community and Voluntary Controlled who contribute to the Apprenticeship Levy. The guide provides step by step guidance on identifying an apprenticeship standard, training providers, recruitment & selection, apprenticeships for existing members of staff and how to

Ongoing Pooled PAYE issue for schools

Foundation and Voluntary Aided (F/VA) schools are currently affected by the ongoing Pooled PAYE issue, meaning they can’t access apprenticeship funding due to sharing the Local Authority’s PAYE number (as part of the Pooled PAYE Scheme) and are therefore unable to set up a Digital Apprenticeship Service Account. We continue to lobby the ESFA, along