Please click on the links below for the latest guidance.
EdTech Support
- Adapting teaching practice for remote education – DfE guidance
- ETF’s Enhance Digital Learning Platform – offers free training to teachers in how to use EdTech
- Microsoft Teams for Education – on demand webinars on how to use Microsoft Teams to support remote learning
- Jisc – free resources & advice for online learning
- Google Hangouts Meet and Google Classroom – advice from Google on helping businesses and schools stay connected
- Google tools – for remote working and distance teaching & learning
- Google Classroom – article on usefulness of this platform for online teaching
Remote Working
- Preparing your organisation for homeworking – guidance from the CIPD with other articles to support remote working
- Managing cyber security challenges of home working – advice from the National Cyber Security Centre to help organisations manage their cyber security challenges of increased home working.
- Tips for disabled people working from home – blog post from AbilityNet
- Overcoming the challenges of managing a remote team – article
- Working from home policy and what should it include – article
- Tips on working from home and managing home schooling – article
- Top tips for presenting online events – article
Finances
- Coronavirus and your money – advice from the Money Advice Service on support measures which are in place if you have to take time off work
- Coronavirus and what you’re entitled to – advice from the Money Advice Service on your rights to sick pay etc
Online Courses
- Enhance Digital Teaching Platform – The ETF’s online courses include bite-size EdTech training modules and courses to help you teach essential digital skills
- Free 6 month subscription to the above EDTP from the ETF
- Free courses from the Open University
- Free courses from Google
- Free webinars from Google in April – focusing on social media and digital marketing and also CV & cover letter writing
- Free webinars for business and individuals– from Google and BT across a range of topics including Getting Visible on Google, Collaborative Tools, Social Media and Digital Advertising. Webinars start on 9 April.
Employability & Careers Support
- National Careers Service free redundancy support for Sussex citizens – running throughout August
- National Careers Service free webinars on support for virtual interviews – running every Tuesday in July
- Furlough enrichment programme and redundancy support – free schemes available from the National Careers Service
- Jobhelp website – DWP site offering advice to those looking for work
- Apprenticeship support webinars for teachers and careers advisers – on the Amazing Apprenticeships website
- The Skills Toolkit – website giving people access to a variety of free, high-quality digital and numeracy courses
- National Careers Service virtual jobs fair – 8-12 June
- Online employability schemes – article highlighting some of the employability initiatives which could help those in need of employment
- Skills and careers booklet for young people aged 14-24 – from Youth Employment UK
- Get Career Confident – is offering remote 1:1 careers guidance to parents/carers/students from schools in Sussex
- Gatsby Subject Guides – free guides linking different subject area with related careers