by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
This Resolution Foundation article looks at HMRC data on the number of employees still on furlough. It states that while the number of employees on furlough fell rapidly during May, there are still 2.4 million on furlough, and that half of those on furlough are aged...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published draft statutory guidance on the key principles to enable FE sector governing bodies to review provision in relation to local needs, as proposed in the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. A summary of the guidance can be read...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced the providers who have been chosen to deliver the remaining skills bootcamp programme in Lot 1. Congratulations to SCTP members Chichester College Group, Learning Curve Group and QA Ltd who are among the organisations announced.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a new report entitled Out of the woods?’, supported by the Health Foundation, looking at young people’s mental health and labour market status as the economy reopens. This article summarises some of the findings,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that Covid restrictions are set to end in England from step 4 of the Roadmap, which is due on 19 July subject to a review on 12 July. The guidance says that ‘Limits on social contact will end, meaning there will be no restrictions on...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that the Prime Minister will host a press conference on Monday 5 July to set out plans for step 4 in the government’s Roadmap for England. Step 4 is expected to begin on Monday 19 July if the government’s tests for easing COVID...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest funding news issued by East Sussex County Council is available, signposting funding opportunities in East Sussex and across the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has launched a new support programme to aid the recovery of the South East’s visitor economy, which directly responds to the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the region. The programme will provide funding...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has announced that more than one million workers came off furlough in May, as the scheme begins to wind down ahead of closure in September. It stated that 2.4 million people remain furloughed or flexi-furloughed.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
Gillian Keegan, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, has written to FE providers on the Further Education Workforce Data Collection. The letter outlines the importance of this collection to the government’s education reforms. Comment on the new FE data collection...
