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...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced a Discretionary Grant Fund to support small and micro businesses that are not eligible for other grant schemes. Businesses can apply for a grant of £25,000, £10,000 or any amount under £10,000. Full details and the application process can...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The West Sussex County Council Careers (WSCC) Team provide professional career guidance and support to NEET young people to enable them to move into education, employment and training. The team have a new flyer promoting the service to young people and have also...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance for FE and skills providers has been updated guidance to provide further information to plan for wider opening, including clarification on the total proportion of learners from eligible cohorts that should be in education settings at any one...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
Barnardo’s and Vodafone have launched The Great British Tech Appeal, which aims to distribute 10,000 phones and tablets to those most in need during the COVID-19 crisis. They are asking the public to donate smartphones and tablets that can be given to disadvantaged...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education & Training Foundation (ETF) has announced two new free EdTech webinars to help colleagues from across the FE and Training sector support their learners while working remotely. The first is on ‘Supporting learners with writing skills when...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor has announced an extension to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and given further details on the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme has now been extended. A second and final grant...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated the guidance on recording attendance for educational settings to reflect the changes in how attendance should be recorded following the reopening of some schools from 1 June.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest ‘Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society data. This is early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy and society, including online price changes data....
