by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Cabinet Office has published guidance for the public, industry and businesses on information on the mourning period following the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced £280 million funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or requiring alternative provision in England. Councils will receive the funding to create new places in schools, academies, colleges and early years...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE and the Strategic Development Network (SDN) are hosting a series of free online webinars for employers looking at what industry placements are, how they might contribute to their workforce development in the current circumstances, and the support currently...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Gatsby Foundation has published a report entitled ‘On and Off-The-Job Training in Apprenticeships in England’ which draws from two research projects looking at on-the-job training and factors affecting the quality of off-the-job training in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)is looking for testing volunteers for its funding consultation between May and August 2021. This would be to test how the proposed new model for making funding band recommendations for apprenticeships...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced a new £20 million fund to support the manufacture of medicines, diagnostics and MedTech in the UK and to boost the UK offer in life sciences manufacturing. Further information about this medicines and diagnostics manufacturing...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care has an open consultation seeking to collect views on women’s health to help inform the development of the government’s Women’s Health Strategy. The consultation closes on 30 May 2021.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: a new Document exchange service is now live; 3. Information: the College Collaboration Fund is due to open again for applications; 4. Information: Advanced Learner Loans...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 6, 2021 | 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. It has updated the guidance on face coverings, educational visits and inspections.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that applications for the College Collaboration Fund (CCF) for the 2021-2022 academic year will open on 19 April. The CCF is a national programme of competitive grant funding open to all statutory FE colleges. It aims to support colleges to...