by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has published its Further Education and Workforce Data for England report. The publication reflects the 2018/19 Staff Individualised Record (SIR) returns, which report on the profile of the FE sector and its workforce. It is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
More than 200 UK businesses, investors and business networks, including Lloyds Bank, Asda, Siemens, Aviva, Sky, Mitsubishi and Signify are calling on the Government to deliver a Covid-19 recovery plan that builds back a more inclusive, stronger and more resilient UK...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE updated its apprenticeship COVID-19 guidance on 2 June and can be found on the apprenticeship programme response page. Updates in this version include: information on which apprentices should be prioritised for face-to-face training in line with the Prime...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance on ‘Actions for educational and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020’ has been updated to reflect the announcement by the Prime Minister that the government’s 5 tests have been met and the decision to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
Despite the government’s new guidance that reception, year 1 and year 6 pupils can return to school from 1 June, a survey by the National Foundation for Educational Research, has found that primary school leaders expect that 47% of families will keep their...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has updated its ‘staying alert and safe (social distancing) guidance’, and its FAQs guidance on what the public can and can’t do, to reflect the new rules from 1 June. Their COVID-19 recovery strategy, which was first published on 11...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) are gathering views, expertise and intelligence from partners and stakeholders across the city to inform their Education and Skills COVID-19 recovery response planning. As part of this, they are actively seeking to develop an...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
There is a series of recorded webinars available on the Amazing Apprenticeships website aimed at teachers and careers advisers who are supporting young people who may be interested in apprenticeships. The webinars cover new resources available for year 12 and 13...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter includes a roundup of recent DWP announcements regarding the coronavirus support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published an update to the Apprenticeship and traineeships: April 2020 statistics publication. This update provides the latest monthly apprenticeship starts to March 2020, the number of apprenticeship service commitments as reported at the end of April...
