by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the 16 to 18 traineeships guidance to include a new traineeship in-year growth mechanism for those institutions that have a 16 to 18 mainstream contract for academic year 2020 to 2021.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has announced that despite the financial pressures of the COVID-19 response, no additional cuts are currently being considered beyond those already set out at their last year’s budget meeting.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has published a summary of responses to the consultation on how government should take account of social value in the award of central government contracts.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has unveiled the government’s Winter Economy Plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months. The transcript of his speech can be read here. The new measures include a new Jobs Support Scheme where the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the Statistical Digest of Rural England, a compendium of rural urban statistics on a wide range of social and economic Government policy areas, including updates to population, economic activity and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest ‘Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society‘ data. This is early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced the launch of a new NHS COVID-19 app to help control COVID-19 transmission alongside national and local contact tracing. Features of the app include contact tracing using Bluetooth, risk alerts based on postcode...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) has published its Education and Skills COVID-19 recovery plan, based on responses received from partners across the City. They are seeking feedback on their Post Covid Recovery Planning Document – Education And Skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Industrial Strategy Council has published a report on the contribution of further and higher education to the UK’s Industrial Strategy. The key findings from the report can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
This article from Emsi uses job vacancy data from the Office for National Statistics, to examine which sectors have seen the biggest declines and increases in vacancies over the period of the COVID-19 crisis.
