by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson MP, has delivered a speech on FE reform. The speech focused on: the growing importance of FE and the need for high-quality technical skills to drive the economic recovery a vision for a “wholesale rebalancing towards further...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has updated its frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak in line with new guidance published on 9 July.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Invest4 grant programme offers funding for businesses or pre-start entrepreneurs to assist with business growth, for businesses based in, or with significant trading in the Coast to Capital LEP area. Grants funds are available from £2,000 to £170,000 and need to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
This Good Finance website includes UK wide and regional grants, information on Government support, new social investment funds and emergency appeals for charities and social enterprises.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has confirmed that providers accepted onto the register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) that have not yet completed the on-boarding process can now resume or start to do so. Providers should have been sent instructions regarding this process when...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has issued a reminder to providers that from 1 August 2020, all new apprenticeship learners must start on apprenticeship standards. All remaining apprenticeship frameworks will be withdrawn to new learners on 31 July 2020. Existing apprentices on frameworks...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of measures to support jobs; 3. Reminder: the deadline to apply to the provider relief scheme is Thursday 9 July; 4....
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published the results from the online Labour Market Survey for homeworking in April 2020 which shows homeworking patterns in the UK, broken down by sex, age, region and ethnicity.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its guidance to FE and skills providers to confirm that from 13 July, providers can return to onsite delivery for priority learners aged over 19. A summary of this guidance can be read in this article. The update follows a letter from AELP, AoC and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Coastal West Sussex Partnership is running a new series of webinars discussing how the business community and the public sector can work together to get the economy moving again on the West Sussex coast, and what changes can be made now to ensure the area sees...
