by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), the regulatory arm of the UK Statistics Authority watchdog, is launching a review into how Ofqual’s results algorithm was developed. The OSR have stated that the review will “consider the extent to which the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
A survey conducted looking at cyber security policy during COVID-19 has found that 39% of those polled have dismissed staff for cybersecurity breaches during COVID-19. The survey also revealed that 65% of these companies have made substantial changes to their cyber...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has issued a statement to explain that the statistical standardisation approach – the grading algorithm – used in A levels and GCSEs was not used in most vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs), including BTECs. They have said that the small proportion...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a report called ‘Can training help workers change their stripes’. The report assesses the UK’s recent track record in both training to help recently out-of-work adults re-enter a job and training to help them change...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has updated the employer guidance for the sector-based work academy programme. This programme is designed to help meet employers’ immediate and future recruitment needs as well as to recruit a workforce with the right skills to sustain and grow their...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The London School of Economics and Political Science has published a report entitled ‘What can previous recessions tell us about the Covid-19 downturn?’. The report concludes that the COVID-19 recession is having a disproportionate impact on the most...
