by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021 with the government continuing to contribute 80% towards wages. Businesses will also be given until the end of March to access the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, Coronavirus...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that all secondary schools and colleges in England will be able to test more of their staff and students in a round of free coronavirus testing from the first week of January. This follows the announcement that every secondary school and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons library has published a briefing paper which sets out data on the prevalence of mental health conditions in higher education students in England and outlines the action higher education providers, the government and the Office for Students are...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper which collates data on the number of applications and total support provided under the UK Government coronavirus business support schemes. It shows data by Parliamentary constituency.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper which provides answers to a number of frequently asked questions on the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It covers the rules that apply from 1 November 2020. It also contains a discussion...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that the Adult Education Budget (AEB) procurement market notice is now live. Existing ESFA funded AEB contracts for services will come to an end on 31 July 2021 and will not be extended. As a result, a competitive procurement exercise under the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (C2C LEP) has launched its new Skills Strategy and Action Plan. The plan sets out the skills strategy and locally tailored skills action plan to support the recovery and future resilience of the people, businesses and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the final list of high value courses premium (HVCP) qualifications for the 2021 to 2022 allocations. The HVCP is 16 to 19 funding to encourage delivery of selected level 3 courses in subjects that have been selected as being crucial for the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a research report entitled ‘The education and training professionals survey: independent training providers’. The aim of this research was to gain insights into the experiences, qualifications and expectations of teaching staff and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published the first External Quality Assurance (EQA) annual report. The report focuses on key findings around how end point assessment (EPA) and EQA has been delivered throughout 2020. Further...
