by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its guidance for employers on employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works, including additional information about off-the-job training, English and maths qualifications, and end-point assessment, and stated the government’s...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Coast to Capital LEP has announced details of the projects it is supporting as part of the Government’s new Getting Building Fund. The Getting Building Fund was created to invest in local infrastructure projects to drive economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance about how the high-value courses one-year offer for 18 and 19-year-olds will work. The update is to the eligible qualifications section to include information from the qualifications manual that clarifies which qualifications will not...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The CIPD has updated its ‘returning to the workplace planner’ for businesses, 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...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
Public Health England’s advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. has added translated documents of the guidance in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese CN, Chinese HK, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced that it will move to a new simplified external quality assurance (EQA) system following a public consultation earlier this year. The changes will see EQA delivered by Ofqual or, for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Committee has published a letter from the Minister of State for School Standards, Nick Gibb, in response to questions on the government’s £1 billion COVID-19 catch-up fund. The Committee has stated that it plans to consider the Minister’s response and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
Haywards Heath College, part of the Chichester College Group, has secured £1.2 million Local Growth Funding from the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (C2C LEP). The grant will be used to support the refurbishment and development of the Haywards Heath...
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ETF has published their Centres for Excellence in SEND newsletter for July 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Home Office has published a report outlining what it has achieved in response to the Thriving at Work mental health review and what it intends to do next.
