by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)is looking for testing volunteers for its funding consultation between May and August 2021. This would be to test how the proposed new model for making funding band recommendations for apprenticeships...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced a new £20 million fund to support the manufacture of medicines, diagnostics and MedTech in the UK and to boost the UK offer in life sciences manufacturing. Further information about this medicines and diagnostics manufacturing...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care has an open consultation seeking to collect views on women’s health to help inform the development of the government’s Women’s Health Strategy. The consultation closes on 30 May 2021.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: a new Document exchange service is now live; 3. Information: the College Collaboration Fund is due to open again for applications; 4. Information: Advanced Learner Loans...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its FE operational guidance for FE and skills providers on what to do during the COVID-19 outbreak to maintain provision. It has updated the guidance on face coverings, educational visits and inspections.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that applications for the College Collaboration Fund (CCF) for the 2021-2022 academic year will open on 19 April. The CCF is a national programme of competitive grant funding open to all statutory FE colleges. It aims to support colleges to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has confirmed that face coverings should continue to be worn in secondary school and college classrooms as a precautionary measure when students return after the Easter break. At this point it expects that face coverings will no longer be required to be...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Prime Minister has confirmed step 2 of the roadmap which means that from Monday 12 April additional premises will be able to reopen with the rules on social contact applying. Indoor settings must only be visited alone or with household groups, with outdoor...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that everyone in England will be able to access free, regular, rapid coronavirus testing from 9 April. The expanded regular testing offer for people without symptoms will be delivered through a home ordering service, which allows people to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published Coronavirus: Returning to work, a paper which provides an overview of the rules surrounding COVID-19 and returning to work. It discusses the lockdown legislation, employer’s health and safety obligations and when...
