by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council are holding an online event on 21 October 2020 at 18:00 for anyone who would like to find out more about becoming a WSCC Councillor. A link to registering for the event and a video explaining what the role involves is available here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is seeking two practitioners interested in becoming ETF Board Members and Trustees. The two successful applicants will bring practitioner/teacher perspectives to the ETF Board, playing a key role in its governance,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest edition of the ESFA’s business update. 1. Prime Minister Lifetime Skills Guarantee Speech – 29 September 2020; 2. Ofsted Apprenticeship Inspections – Level 6 and 7; 3. Legislative changes to support redundant apprentices; 4. National...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the following updates: Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society – early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy and society. Coronavirus and the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on higher education funding in England. The paper looks at the changes in funding and how this has affected the balance between the broad sources of funding -the taxpayer and graduate and how the total...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP has published new guidance on the Kickstart scheme for employers. There is information for employers looking to create 30 or more job placements, and separate guidance for employers who can offer 29 or less job placements for young people.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
Science Minister, Amanda Solloway, gave a speech at an online event for the Foundation for Science and Technology, about the government’s research and development roadmap and the ambition to level up across the UK. She introduced the Research & Development Place...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published the annual business population estimates for the UK and regions in 2020, this provides the official estimate of the total number of private sector businesses in the UK at the start of each...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated the local authority interactive tool (LAIT), which is an interactive spreadsheet for comparing data about children and young people across all local authorities in England, which could be useful for context with regard to tendering and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published apprenticeships and traineeship statistics which include the latest monthly apprenticeship starts covering the provisional, full 2019 to 2020 academic year, and the latest number of apprenticeship service commitments. The figures for the full...
