by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
The International Monetary Fund and some economists are predicting that it could take until 2023 for the global economy to return to its pre-COVID-19 levels. The IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, is urging governments to spend more and guarantee...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
As part of the Skills World series of broadcasts, Tom Bewick, Chief Executive of the Federation on Awarding Bodies, talks to Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee, Richard Marsh, Apprenticeship Partnerships Director at Kaplan, Angela Middleton, CEO...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The CBI has written to the Prime Minister with the CBI’s ‘health-first recovery plan that would help secure a jobs-rich, fair and sustainable future for the UK economy’. They are urging the government to focus its recovery plans on making job...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has published statistics showing the uptake of the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) across the UK’s regions and nations. The data shows that in England, more than 6.4 million jobs were...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Education Union (NEU) has written to the Prime Minister outlining its proposals for a National Education Recovery Plan. The NEU’s 10-point plan for education addresses the needs of all children and young people and focuses on the need to support...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its Introduction of T Levels guidance with updated course titles and also a list of a further 88 providers who have been selected to deliver T Levels from September 2022 (this list can also be seen here). Comment on the new provider list can be...
