by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DWP has announced that from 3 February, employers can apply directly to the Kickstart scheme without a minimum threshold of 30 jobs. It has also announced that more than 120,000 jobs have now been created through the scheme. The Kickstart scheme guidance has been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has published a new report on remote education which finds that pupils’ engagement and motivation remains a significant challenge for schools providing remote education. A summary of their findings from the research activity that was conducted in 2020 is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article looks at the Kickstart scheme to date, and reveals that so far fewer than 2000 young people have started new roles under the scheme. The Chancellor has said that the programme has created 120,000 temporary roles to date but that lockdown restrictions have...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government is reportedly planning to drop the minimum 30 vacancy requirement for employers to access the Kickstart scheme, meaning that any employer will be able to apply direct to the DWP for any number of vacancies rather than needing to go through a gateway...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
In the White Paper, the government announced the Apprenticeship Workforce Development programme, a new fully funded package of professional development for all apprenticeship providers and their workforce. The programme will be run by the Education and Training...
