by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has announced extra support to keep children at risk of neglect or abuse safe during the Coronavirus outbreak. More than £12 million will be spent on 14 projects across the country to tackle the increased risk some children and young...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
WSCC, in partnership with district and borough councils, has launched community hubs across the county to make sure those people who are vulnerable, or have been made vulnerable by COVID-19, get the support, supplies and help they need. Social care staff across the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance on how providers with a free meals in further education allocation may continue to support eligible learners through the COVID-19 outbreak.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Thérèse Coffey, attended an Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit on the COVID-19 pandemic. The transcript of her speech, where she outlined some of the UK’s measures to support workers and businesses ,can be read...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
A local Brighton based organisation is looking for a registered AQA centre who can host a submission to AQA for them for a year 9 student that they are supporting and would like to do an AQA course. The organisation is too small to be a registered centre itself, so...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published its April newsletter which includes references to the two consultations which are still ongoing and reference to their COVID-19 support pages.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
A new national adult social care recruitment campaign has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care to boost the adult social care workforce in England as part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has published new advice to help people, particularly children, stay safe online during the coronavirus outbreak. The guidance is available here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Charity Commission has published guidance about coronavirus related financial difficulties in charities and how to work through them.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has created the Coronavirus Business Support Blog to help business get the support they need to help with the impact of coronavirus.