by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
Following the turmoil around exam results of the last few weeks, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, Jonathan Slater, is standing down as the Prime Minister announced the need for new leadership at the DfE. Ofqual’s Chief Regulator, Sally...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
HMRC has updated the information for employers on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) changes from 1 September. From 1 September, the government will pay 70% of wages up to a maximum cap of £2,187.50 for the hours the employee is on furlough and employers will...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The IfATE has written a blog about the trailblazer group of employers who are currently reviewing the level 3 digital marketer apprenticeship. They have launched a consultation to get sector views on the apprenticeship. The deadline for the consultation is Friday 18...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA is running some free apprenticeship service webinars in September on applying for the incentive payment for hiring new apprentices. They have one webinar aimed at employers and one for training providers. They also have a webinar scheduled for October for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The 2020 to 2021 traineeships framework for delivery has been published. This guidance covers the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 July 2021. There will be a Version 2 of this document in September 2020 with updated guidance. This has also been added to the...
