by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the ‘Funding Higher Risk Organisations and Subcontractors Policy’ document. The policy sets out the circumstances and criteria under which the ESFA would define a provider as high risk and what courses of action are available.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the list of acceptable current and prior qualifications accepted as meeting the minimum English and maths requirements for apprenticeships at level 2 and above.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Sutton Trust has published a report that reviews recent developments in early years policy and sets out a framework for urgent action to improve social mobility in the early years. The report calls for better pay and conditions for early years staff and urges the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
A briefing note published by the Institute of Employment Studies (IES) predicts that there could be up to 700,000 redundancies in the UK announced this autumn. It is calling for urgent measures to support those affected, stimulate employment growth and provide...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council has set up a dedicated website Proud to Care to promote working in care. It allows people to search for care jobs with local providers and find out information and advice on working in, and applying for jobs in care, as well as seeing real...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council’s (WSCC) Cabinet will meet virtually at 10:30 on Tuesday 15 September. One of the agenda items will be a report looking at how the county council continues to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. You can view the agenda and reports for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE is changing its recruitment approach to support the take-up of new apprenticeships. Is has announced that it will run a three month trial to December 2020 where all their junior roles at executive assistant and executive officer level within the DfE and the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
Message from SCTP member Duncan Evans, Director, Elite Pathways, “Elite Pathways are a small, private training provider specialising in the Sport and Active Leisure sector within the South East region and have been delivering educational programmes for the last 4...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
Residents of Brighton and Hove are being invited to comment on the City Council’s City Plan Part Two. The plan supports the City Plan Part One, which was adopted in March 2016 and set out the strategic planning framework for the city and includes citywide...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter includes a roundup of recent DWP announcements on support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses.
