by Sarah Sawyer | May 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced new funding of £51 million for councils to extend support to care leavers. It also unveiled proposals to introduce national standards that accommodation settings for 16- and 17-year-olds would have to meet.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has launched a three-year research programme, examining the links between the labour market and mental health outcomes of young people. Their initial paper examines how young people have fared on both accounts through the pandemic...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
This statement from the Resolution Foundation, as a response to the latest published Labour Market Statistics, states that “the second highest monthly increase in payrolled employment on record, coupled with vacancies returning close to pre-crisis levels, show...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme that helps businesses to protect their organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. The Cyber Essentials Readiness tool has now been launched. Further information can be found...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ETF’s monthly EdTech and Digital update for May has been published. The Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM) monthly newsletter for May is also available.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Office for Product and Safety Standards has published a research report conducted last year into how design processes and practices affect product safety for older people.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced a further £8 million as part of the AP Transition Fund for 2021/22 to support Year 11 students in Alternative Provision (AP) at risk of unemployment or dropping out of education. The money will help AP settings pay for one-to-one support such as...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
Chris Jones, Ofsted’s Director of Corporate Strategy, discusses in this article, some of Ofsted’s findings from an evaluation of the impact of the education inspection framework (EIF).
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article highlights that £250m of apprenticeship funding went back to Treasury in 2020-21.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP (SELEP) is launching a range of initiatives to help boost economic recovery in the South East. SELEP’s £2.4m COVID-19 Business Support Fund and the £2m Skills COVID-19 Recovery Fund will be used to support the recovery of the economy in 2021,...
