by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Digital Skills Partnership would like to share information about college, university and other training provider’s existing and developing online courses and content on their website. Information there is broken down into three sections, 1. for businesses, staff...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has launched a new publication ‘Coronavirus and the social impacts on disabled people in Great Britain’. The data comes from the opinions and lifestyle survey from 27 March to 13 April, looking at the impact of COVID-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
Socialsuite have launched a free COVID-19 Social Impact Assessment tool which organisations can use with their staff to help them through the current crisis. The tool allows an organisation to understand the impact of the COVID-19 on its staff. The tool tracks social...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have launched a consultation seeking views on the exceptional arrangements they have set out for awarding vocational and technical qualifications, and general qualifications (other than GCSEs, AS and A levels) in 2020. The consultation will close on Friday 8...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has announced extra support to keep children at risk of neglect or abuse safe during the Coronavirus outbreak. More than £12 million will be spent on 14 projects across the country to tackle the increased risk some children and young...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
WSCC, in partnership with district and borough councils, has launched community hubs across the county to make sure those people who are vulnerable, or have been made vulnerable by COVID-19, get the support, supplies and help they need. Social care staff across the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance on how providers with a free meals in further education allocation may continue to support eligible learners through the COVID-19 outbreak.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Thérèse Coffey, attended an Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit on the COVID-19 pandemic. The transcript of her speech, where she outlined some of the UK’s measures to support workers and businesses ,can be read...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
A local Brighton based organisation is looking for a registered AQA centre who can host a submission to AQA for them for a year 9 student that they are supporting and would like to do an AQA course. The organisation is too small to be a registered centre itself, so...
