by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that GCSE and A-level students will still receive their exam results as planned this summer, on Thursday 20 August and Thursday 13 August respectively.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The latest edition of the Education & Training Foundation’s (ETF) weekly courses newsletter is available with details of the support that the ETF is providing to the FE and skills sector. This includes new expert-led English and maths webinars and a new ETF...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Jim Harra, CEO at HMRC has written an article to explain what employees need to know about getting government support if they have been furloughed.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, has responded to the Direction from the Secretary of State for Education, about awarding results for GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020. Her letter refers to work that Ofqual will now do in order to calculate students’ GCSE, AS and A...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have launched a consultation seeking views on a number of features of the exceptional arrangements for awarding GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020. The consultation will close on Wednesday 29 April. A summary of the proposals can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
A survey of training providers has revealed that more than 8 in 10 apprentices are continuing to receive training during the COVID-19 lockdown. The AELP survey had responses from 150 providers who train 81,000 apprentices between them. Further insight from the survey...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has appointed Nick Timothy as a non-executive board member, he is a former joint chief of staff to the prime minister.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
A recent report from UK Youth has highlighted that there is likely to be a significant reduction in service provision to young people during the COVID-19 pandemic as the youth charities which support them face redundancies and closure. A summary of some of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
FE Week held a webcast this week on Ofqual’s announcements around the arrangements for grading of BTEC, Functional Skills and other vocational qualifications due to COVID-19. The webcast also featured a Q&A with representatives from City & Guilds, NCFE,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
HMRC have updated the guidance for employers on claiming for employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The updated information is around payroll date and eligibility following the government’s announcement that the Scheme’s...
