by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DWP has announced additional funding to help low income families over the two week Easter period. The grants are primarily for helping families buy essentials, with at least 80% of funds ring-fenced to be spent on food, energy and water bills, with 20% available...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article examines the funding and budgets for the new level 3 adult offer, and examines the ‘complex budgeting arrangements’ and the ‘complex set of funding allocations for providers’.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the NEET annual brief for 2020. It gives estimates of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), and estimates of young people not in education or training (NET). The figures cover 16 to 24-year olds in England, together with...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has published a report on the outcomes of the consultation on the proposals for changes to their statistical release on further education and skills inspections and outcomes. It says it will make some, but not all, of the proposed changes to provider types and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Council for Science and Technology, which advises the Prime Minister on science and technology policy issues across government, has given the Prime Minister recommendations on how science and technology can help to enhance educational outcomes for learners with...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has published the results of a survey conducted last June of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the third sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that it is a step closer to delivering better mobile coverage in rural areas. It will provide more than £500 million of support through the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
Three investment programmes have recently been launched by the government to support communities across the country. Details about the programmes are available here: The UK Community Renewal Fund is to help local areas prepare for the launch of the UK Shared...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care has an ongoing open consultation to make changes to the Mental Health Act. They state that the proposals are to put patients at the centre of decisions about their own care and ensure everyone is treated equally. The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published Coronavirus: Returning to work, a paper that provides an overview of the rules surrounding COVID-19 and returning to work. It discusses the lockdown legislation, employer’s health and safety obligations and when workers...
