by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced £29 million funding for research projects for new technologies to boost online privacy, tackle disinformation and increase wellbeing and for a new online safety research centre of excellence. The initiatives are an investment by UK...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
Registrations are open for the nine regional finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2020. Each online ceremony will recognise apprentices that have gone above and beyond to make a difference whilst undertaking their apprenticeship. The South East ceremony is on...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2020 was announced by the ESFA on 21 October. The announcement was broadcast, which featured an explanation of the rankings, a full countdown of the 100 employers and interviews with featured employers. The broadcast can be viewed...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Reminder: funding claims 2019 to 2020 – final claims; 3. Information: 16 to 19 revenue funding allocations for 2020 to 2021; 4. Information: college oversight, support and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
26 October – 1 November is national Care Leavers Week 2020. West Sussex County Council has shared some success stories from local young people as part of the Week.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
Emsi has recently produced a number of articles analysing the economic effects of COVID-19: Analysis of September claimant counts Analysis of October furlough statistics Which medium skilled jobs are in-demand? Demographics of furlough and claimant...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a report on the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the UK labour market. The report highlights which groups have struggled the most as the crisis has evolved, who is at risk as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is replaced...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Employment Studies has published a Labour Market Statistics October 2020 briefing note, setting out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 13 October. The figures show that employment is down by nearly half a million since the pandemic...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Employment Studies has produced a blog on the future of homeworking, looking at people’s experience of it and the implications for HR. Another blog looks at whether the pandemic can transform flexible working opportunities, which includes...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a report examining the education policy responses of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report provides a detailed analysis comparing how the governments of...
