by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson gave a written ministerial statement to parliament on the further opening of education settings, talking about the phased reopening of primary and secondary schools and FE providers. The DfE’s press release about it can...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
A recent report looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behaviour and on people’s working lives, has revealed that 74% of UK respondents surveyed by them stated that they would like to work from home at least some of the time after the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofsted has announced that it is working with the DfE an other organisations to review FE learners’ experience of online learning during the COVID-19 lockdown. The review aims to provide insights into the sector’s experiences of online education and to identify areas...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Sutton Trust has published a report on the current picture of degree apprenticeships. The report examines the age profile and backgrounds of degree apprentices and the sectors which are most prevalent. They have made some recommendations as part of the report...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has published its Further Education and Workforce Data for England report. The publication reflects the 2018/19 Staff Individualised Record (SIR) returns, which report on the profile of the FE sector and its workforce. It is...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
More than 200 UK businesses, investors and business networks, including Lloyds Bank, Asda, Siemens, Aviva, Sky, Mitsubishi and Signify are calling on the Government to deliver a Covid-19 recovery plan that builds back a more inclusive, stronger and more resilient UK...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE updated its apprenticeship COVID-19 guidance on 2 June and can be found on the apprenticeship programme response page. Updates in this version include: information on which apprentices should be prioritised for face-to-face training in line with the Prime...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE’s guidance on ‘Actions for educational and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020’ has been updated to reflect the announcement by the Prime Minister that the government’s 5 tests have been met and the decision to...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorised
Despite the government’s new guidance that reception, year 1 and year 6 pupils can return to school from 1 June, a survey by the National Foundation for Educational Research, has found that primary school leaders expect that 47% of families will keep their...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has updated its ‘staying alert and safe (social distancing) guidance’, and its FAQs guidance on what the public can and can’t do, to reflect the new rules from 1 June. Their COVID-19 recovery strategy, which was first published on 11...
