by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council has held an annual celebration of the achievements of children in care and care leavers in West Sussex. The Exceptional People in Care (EPIC) awards took place with a virtual ceremony 7 November.
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service (NCS) is holding its next Virtual Jobs Fair from Friday 13 – Friday 20 November to promote local vacancies and support people to get back into work. The Virtual Jobs Fair will virtually visit different regions of England throughout...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: Exam Support Service – functional skills qualifications (FSQs) apprenticeships; 3. Information: next stage of post-16 qualifications overhaul gets under way; 4....
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Skills Network and Emsi have issued a report entitled the Skills & Employment Gap Trend Report 2020 looking at the skills being asked for in jobs that have been advertised over the past 6 months and the most in demand jobs. This article looks at some of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the monitoring post-16 funding for 2020 to 2020, reports user guide.
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
There was a Westminster Hall debate on “Support for SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic” on Tuesday 10 November. The debate can be watched on Parliament TV here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a suite of newly published research on the economy and employment: Coronavirus: Returning to work – discusses issues relating to returning to work. It provides an overview of relevant health and safety law and a...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the transition programme section of its T Level information for post-16 providers. The updated T Level Transition Programme delivery framework 2020 to 2021 document is available here. The T Level provider list has also been updated. This document...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the following updates: UK labour market overview: November 2020 – Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, and other employment-related statistics for the UK. Sector response to these...
by Sarah Sawyer | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published an analysis showing the occupations young people move into after achieving technical qualifications. It focuses on young people in employment at age 18 or 19 who completed a technical qualification in a further education institution in England...