by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The guidance on bidding for DfE contracts has been updated by adding links on how to effectively bid for government contracts as an SME and how to bid for government contracts as a consortium. The full SME guidance is available here and the consortium guidance is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has launched a year-long partnership with the Nuclear Institute’s Young Generation Network (YGN) aimed at inspiring and supporting young people into the nuclear industry. The partnership will also encourage educational...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for International Trade has announced a series of new measures to support businesses in the consumer and retail industry to export overseas as part of efforts to help the sector recover from COVID-19. The measures include the launch of a new Consumer...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The HMRC has stated that they are not going to set out to try to find employers that have made legitimate mistakes in compiling their furlough claims when applying for the coronavirus job retention scheme, but would be focusing on tackling furlough fraud and abuse of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published Education at a Glance 2020 which provides information on the state of education around the world, providing data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems. The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Living Wage was set to increase by 6.2% in April 2021, but the Low Pay Commission believes a rise in April will be unaffordable for many employers and so may advise the government to freeze the planned rise. If the decision goes ahead it would be...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
A summary of apprenticeships and skills policy in England from 2015 onwards has been published by the House of Commons library.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced the opening of its Care Leaver Internship Scheme, which offers 12-month paid internships aimed at helping care leavers to develop skills and competencies that support them into long-term jobs. More than 500 internship opportunities for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest T Level bulletin from the Education and Training Foundation which details the Department for Education’s funded T level professional development offer. This article examines the enrolment figures for the first ever T levels and how recruitment has been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Government has launched a new communications campaign to provide EU based businesses with information to get ready to trade with the UK after 31 December 2020.