by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund grant programme launches today in response to the impact of the winter months and Covid-19 on the mental health and wellbeing on the city’s residents. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
Further education should be prioritised by the Government to ‘achieve levelling up’, according to a new YouGov survey of 1,712 UK adults, commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation. Overall, four in 10 UK adults (40%) said further education should be...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofsted’s Annual Report for 2020-21 can be found here while an article analysing the findings is here. Reflecting on the year, Ofsted says the further education and skills sector was hit “particularly hard” by the pandemic and that “many apprentices found...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has selected 21 colleges and independent providers to deliver new lorry driver bootcamps. Flexibilities for HGV driver training funded under AEB have also been confirmed. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
The 50+ volunteering programme was a government initiative focused on harnessing the skills and experiences of volunteers aged 50 and over. The programme ran from March 2017 to June 2020 and was part of the second phase of the Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
Here is the official press release summarising the changes and an article on the anticipated impact for FE.
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
This research briefing published in the House of Commons library looks at: How have student maintenance support levels changed over time? How has the balance between grants and loans changed? What did the ending of grants mean to this and to potential students? What...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
This guidance is about employing older workers and working past 50. It is aimed at: older people who want to get back into work, or stay in work longer employers, who benefit by employing older people a new section has been added titled ‘Menopause and the...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 8 December 2021, there is updated guidance on tracing close contacts and isolation, ventilation, asymptomatic testing, mandatory certification and the content on clinically extremely vulnerable young people and...
by SCTP | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 8 December 2021, this guidance has been updated to reflect the government recommendation to work from home if you can.
