by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Government has added some webinars to its list of government resources to help businesses, employees and the self-employed affected by COVID-19. The webinars include supporting staff and customs/international trade, small businesses webinars and a webinar on...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced that Business Improvement Districts will receive £6.1 million in funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These local business partnerships bring developers and communities together to provide local leadership, drive regeneration and...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council’s (ESCC) latest coronavirus information and support bulletin includes a video message from the leader of the Council and links to useful information and support sites.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Committee held two public evidence sessions with Ofsted and the DfE. On 27 April, the Committee held an accountability session with Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman, you can watch a recording of the online meeting here. On 29 April they...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
A reminder that the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services is still open for evidence to be submitted. The inquiry is looking at how the outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of the education...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest funding news issued by East Sussex County Council is available, signposting funding opportunities in East Sussex and across the South East.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
HMRC have updated the guidance for employers to check if they can claim for their employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The updates include updating the date for the new consolidated PAYE scheme and to add a link to the webinar help and...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
If you would like the opportunity to ask a question at the daily coronavirus press conference, the government has posted details on how to do so here. They state that an independent polling organisation chooses the questions at 10am each day and Ministers will not see...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
Results from the CBI’s latest business surveys show how the impact that measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic are having on private sector activity. They report that business & professional services experienced the sharpest fall since 2009 (-28% from 0%),...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has updated the apprenticeships and traineeships statistics published in March to include the latest monthly starts figures covering August 2019 to February 2020, based on the latest available ILR data. The data shows that apprenticeship...
