by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
New research from the CIPD has shown that a third of employers say working from home during the pandemic has boosted productivity, compared to 28% in June last year. The survey also reveals that as Covid-19 restrictions ease, 63% of employers surveyed reported having...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
Information from the ESFA from 31 March: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Reminder: Provider Relief Scheme (July to October 2020) – reconciliation returns; 3. Information: post-16 audit code of practice for 2020 to 2021; 4. Information: updated...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its 16 to 19 financial student support guidance for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report entitled ‘What the first COVID-19 lockdown meant for people in insecure, poor-quality work’, which concludes that it is important for the government to recognise that financial challenges are heightened...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has published its report into racial and ethnic disparities in the UK. Supporting documents to the report are available here. This article focuses on claims that the report has “failed to grasp the considerable...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the post-16 audit code of practice for 2020 to 2021 and the regularity self-assessment questionnaire for 2020 to 2021. This sets out the common standard for the provision of assurance in relation to funding of post-16 providers. It includes...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons (HoC) Library has published a briefing note which presents and analyses data on the number of people starting apprenticeships in England and statistics for Parliamentary Constituencies in England.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published analysis examining the impacts on a person’s chances of finding a job following a stint out of work, using quarterly data from the Labour Force Survey and annual data from Understanding Society.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department for Transport has announced the launch of a new scheme worth up to £120 million to help local authorities introduce zero-emission buses. The funding comes from the wider £3 billion fund announced by the government to improve bus services in its national...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
HM Prison & Probationary Service has a DPS portal for suppliers to register to bid for work. The prisons would welcome bids from any interested organisation who would like to consider offering a programme in Lewes or further afield. Lewes in the past have placed...
