by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published ‘Coronavirus, the UK economy and society, faster indicators’ data on the UK economy and society.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published analysis of Wave 2 of the Business Impact of Coronavirus Survey (BICS). This analysis looks at the furloughing of workers across UK businesses from 23 March to 5 April.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is seeking views from providers on the draft content for the T Levels in Media, Broadcast and Production (Creative Media Technician, Content Creation and Production, Events and Venue Technician). The...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Government has launched a plan to tackle loneliness and social isolation during the coronavirus outbreak and period of social distancing. The plan involved a £750 million charity funding package and a ‘Tackling Loneliness Network’ formed to help...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
West Sussex County Council is producing regular updates on where to find the latest information and updates regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, with useful links to West Sussex organisations and information. You can sign up to these updates here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ufi VocTech Trust has a resource section on their website which signposts to some tools and support that may be of benefit to vocational and learning organisations. Their ‘how to’ webinar series contains recordings of recent webinars which include help...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: reducing burdens on educational and care settings from the Department for Education and its agencies; 3. Information: increased fraud risk during coronavirus (COVID-19)...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The British Chamber of Commerce has been surveying businesses in its Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker. The results from its latest poll have revealed the proportion of firms that have furloughed at least some staff increased to 71% this week, from 66% last week. It...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published its latest labour market overview for April 2020, which gives estimates employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK. The figures which cover the period prior to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published version 1.2 of the Funding Information Service (FIS) release guide for 2019 to 2020 for checking accuracy of ILR data.
