by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has announced that its visits to schools and FE and skills providers will start again this month, updated guidance has been published. Further details about how their interim visits to FE providers will work this autumn has been published, including details of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has added links to further guidance and resources to its collection of guidance on behaviour and discipline in schools. The collection includes checklists and resources to support full school opening during the COVID-19 outbreak.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government’s new Kickstart scheme has now opened for employer applications. The scheme consists of employers offering six-month job placements for young people aged 16-24 who are claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long term unemployment. The government...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its guidance for parents and carers on what they need to know about going back to schools, nurseries and colleges in the autumn term. They have updated the guidance with information on school admissions, travelling to and from school and college,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The employer incentive payment for recruiting new apprentices is now open for applications. Employers are being offered £2000 for each new apprentice aged under 25 that they recruit and £1500 for each new apprentice they hire aged 25 and over, up to 31 January 2021....
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published version 8 of the guidance on the apprenticeship programme response to COVID-19. This version includes: Information on the actions that training providers should take for the return of apprentices in September. Information on how apprentices who...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article from a researcher for the Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL) looks at what a ‘return to normal’ means for FE. The perspective is based on conversations with college leaders, staff and students from a research project conducted for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
A collaboration of unions, training providers and industry bodies connected to the manufacturing industry are calling on the government for a range of measures to save apprenticeships and secure essential skills. Among the measures they have requested a national...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership has announced a new £2.1 million grant scheme to provide businesses in West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, East Surrey, Croydon, or Lewes District with funding of between £10,000 and £170,000, which is aimed at helping small...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has issued a press release about students returning to schools and colleges from 1 September. It has also announced new contingency planning guidance for schools in areas with local lockdowns in place, this details possible measures to take before considering...