by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced £20 million of new funding to help smaller businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19. Small and medium-sized businesses will have access to grants of between £1,000 – £5,000 to help them access new technology and other...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has announced that changes to state aid rules mean that more small businesses can now benefit from loans of up to £5 million under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Previously businesses that were classed as ‘undertakings in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan, has announced that over 9000 extra university places for engineering, science and nursing courses have been made available for September.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the 2020 to 2021 apprenticeship funding rules (version 1) in PDF, following feedback from their recent clarification exercise. The web-based rules will be live from the 1 August. The changes made from the 2019 to 2020 version are set out in the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 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 | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest monthly newsletter from the Education & Training Foundation outlining latest news and support programmes for the FE and skills sector. The Centres for Excellence in Maths (CfEM) monthly newsletter for July has also been published, providing updates...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The CIPD has published a list of FAQs for employers around the current quarantine rules and how this might affect employees returning from the destinations which require self-isolation on return. It also covers questions around face coverings, shielding and other...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the apprenticeships coronavirus guidance publication to include the temporary flexibility of allowing apprenticeship certificates to be sent to an alternative address and that the end point assessment (EPA) flexibilities put in place due to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE are currently finalising the launch plans for the Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA). Official announcements are due to be made very soon with further details. The service will provide apprentices with advice and guidance on the impact of...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the advanced learner loans funding rules for 2020 to 2021. Version 2 includes details of the offer available to young people as part of the high-value courses for school and college leavers: a one-year offer for 18 and 19-year-olds.
