by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The CIPD is urging businesses to ensure they meet three key tests before bringing employees back to the workplace – is it essential, is it sufficiently safe and is it mutually agreed? They have recently surveyed more than 1000 workers and found a lack of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published its annual report and accounts for the year ended March 2020. This FE Week article highlights some of the points from the report.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Apprenticeships has published its annual report for 2019-20. The report contains a series of recommendations to increase uptake and improve the delivery of apprenticeships, while also helping to support the UK economy as it...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published research, conducted in 2017, measuring the time that young people spend on activities in and outside of education which build their skills and employability.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has produced a new T Level guide aimed at teachers and careers advisers to equip them with the information needed to understand the new courses and be able to engage with parents and pupils about T Levels. An accompanying presentation and script have been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest newsletter from the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) with news on training and skills, development and transport for West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and parts of Surrey and South London. The LEP has produced this infographic from its Growth...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for Students has launched a consultation on student protection directions. It is seeking views on a new approach to enable them to intervene more quickly and in a targeted way when they consider that a registered provider is at increased risk of leaving the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched the second in a series of new online professional development resources for CEOs and Principals in the FE sector. The new module focuses on ‘Using Data to Drive a Performance Improvement Culture’ and has been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that schools across England will receive a £4.8 billion boost in funding in 2021 compared with 2019. The national funding formula tables just published show how every pupil is to benefit from the second year of the Government’s school...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the traineeship guidance for training providers and the traineeship guidance for employers from September 2020. The new guidance includes the recent measures announced including extended duration, participation widened to those with level 3...
