by Sarah Sawyer | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance for FE providers on maintaining education and skills training has been updated. They have added the document ‘Procurement Policy Notice (PPN) 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19’, providing additional post 16 educational sector...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s updated guidance for FE providers on maintaining education and skills training provision as outlined in the post above, includes reference to 16-19 year old apprentices being offered some face to face contact for their off the job training by their...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The National Careers Service are now offering a fully remote service, conducting 1:1 IAG appointments over the phone and 1:1 meetings via Microsoft teams. They are running 11 bespoke webinars on the topics of interview techniques including virtual guidance, NCS...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
This update from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) outlines the local lobbying which took place, which originated in the SELEP, on behalf of training providers which led to a positive result for the sector in the form of the provider relief scheme...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated the guidance for education settings and local authorities about children supported through social care, with EHC plans or identified as vulnerable by their school or local authority. The update reflects the wider plans for more year groups to...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The South East LEP has been working closely with their Growth Hub partners, Chambers of Commerce, FSB, Universities and their Local Authorities to support the regional business community. To help them to continue to work with policymakers at local and national level...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is kindness. The Mental Health Foundation has a range of resources to help celebrate the week, and suggestions of getting involved. The Amazing Apprenticeship website has recently run a...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
Article from People Management looking at what the government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy means for employers, including social distancing and risk assessments.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual has added a ‘Guidance for Centres’ document to its guidance page on awarding qualifications in summer 2020. The guidance explains their plans for the awarding of vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) and general qualifications other than...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) guidance for employers, which explains the information that employers need to provide to claim for their employees’ wages, has been updated to be clearer and to include recent additions to the process. The HMRC have produced...
