by Sarah Sawyer | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Following consultation for awarding results in GCSEs, AS and A levels, other general, vocational and technical qualifications, Ofqual has announced that students will be awarded calculated grades in GCSEs, AS and A levels this summer. The majority of learners taking...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter includes a roundup of recent DWP announcements regarding the coronavirus support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
FE Week have reported that the ESFA have confirmed that 165 applications were received for the Provider Relief Fund, and 107 met their criteria for the fund. They said that a third of providers who applied were rejected because they didn’t meet the criteria for...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have launched a consultation on proposed arrangements for an additional GCSE, AS and A level exam series to take place in autumn 2020. The DfE has also published guidance setting out their expectations in relation to which centres should be responsible for...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The HMRC’s general guidance for employers on claiming wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been updated. Their guidance for employers to check which employees they can put on furlough to use the CJRS has also been updated with...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance on how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely during the COVID-19 outbreak has been updated to include information about virtual lessons and live streaming and on finding which video...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 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, including online price changes...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
Earlier this month the DfE published guidance about adapting teaching practice for remote education to best meet the needs of pupils. They have updated the guidance to add information on ensuring remote education is accessible offline.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
Article from an education lawyer explaining some key issues that education employers you will need to consider for the opening up of education settings to a wider group of children and young people.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorised
Congratulations to SCTP member, Chichester College Group on their outstanding Ofsted rating. The College merged in 2017 and was praised by Ofsted for the ‘collaborative culture between the campuses, particularly within teaching, training and learning’....
