by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
To support the Kickstart scheme, the DWP has a communications toolkit and some tips for employers on how to fill their Kickstart vacancies.
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety, has launched a new campaign. The Working Minds campaign brings together a range of tools and support to help businesses and workers understand the best ways to prevent...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DWP has announced that job seekers can benefit by getting help finding festive and seasonal roles in the run up to Christmas with the launch of a new page on the Government’s Find a Job website. They say that there are thousands of temporary jobs available,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee, which was appointed in January 2021 to consider youth unemployment, education and skills has published a report entitled ‘Skills for Every Young Person’. This article highlights some of the recommendations...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced £5 million to support the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector on suicide prevention services. This includes a £4 million grant fund for VCSE organisations that support suicide...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that new expert attendance advisers are to begin to work with local authorities and multi-academy trusts to help reduce pupil absence. The attendance advisors will draw on their expertise as former head teachers and local authority leaders, as...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance page which gives details of the free courses and qualifications to help adults (19+) gain skills for life, has been updated to confirm that from April 2022, any adult in England earning under the National Living Wage will also be able to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report examining the Kickstart programme, covering the business case for it, implementation of it and the management of two key aspects of Kickstart’s value for money: how well Kickstart has been targetted at the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has published a series of factsheets detailing measures announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 in the regions and nations of the UK.
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has released a new version of its online Community of Practice to provide a hub for conversation about digital skills and use of educational technology (EdTech) in the FE and Training sector. Contributors can share videos,...
