by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 4, 2022 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing analysing the progress of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill following its second reading and committee stage in the House of Commons.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 2, 2022 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its FE operational guidance for FE and skills providers on what to do during the COVID-19 outbreak to maintain provision, by updating the advice in the face coverings section to include the use of face coverings in classrooms and teaching...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 2, 2022 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced some temporary measures to help support keeping students in classrooms and prioritising face-to-face education. One of these measures is for 7,000 air cleaning units to be provided to early years, schools and colleges to improve ventilation in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jan 2, 2022 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its public health guidance to support exams for 2021-22 for schools, colleges and exam centres. The update contains changes to the advice on face coverings and has brought the guidance on self-isolation arrangements in line with other government...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has published the New Year Honours List for 2022. This summary from FE Week highlights those recognised from the FE and skills sector. Congratulations to all those honoured for their contribution to the sector and especially to Brenda...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article examines three trends in education technology (EdTech) which it expects to see this year, including migrating school’s IT infrastructure to a cloud-based environment and for schools to adopt automation into financial planning to take advantage of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a Labour Market Outlook article looking at September – December 2021 and the likely impact on wages and cost of living for 2022.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The December monthly update to the apprenticeships and traineeships statistics makes changes to the ‘Apprenticeship Service and monthly transparency data’ and ‘Additional analysis’ sections. The latest available apprenticeship service data is provided, along...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has updated the main Autumn Budget and Spending Review publication, and added an additional correctional slip outlining the changes made which relate to a table describing the fiscal impact of policy decisions across recent fiscal events.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorised
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) are establishing a new system to apply for levy transfer funding for organisations employing apprentices in Brighton & Hove only to support apprenticeship training in their organisation. The opportunity to apply for funding...
