by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has reported that its weekly survey of how firms were coping with the COVID-19 crisis, has found an increase in the number planning to furlough workers as a result of the economic lockdown. The Chamber has said that many...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: maintaining online delivery including via existing sub-contracting arrangements with AEB funding; 3. Information: breaks in learning in the apprenticeship service for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published technical guidance on calculating 19+ funding allocations for 2020 to 2021.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published an update on senior staff moves in the agency. Keith Smith has been appointed to the DfE as Director for post-16 strategy and Peter Mucklow will be moving from the ESFA’s FE Directorate to head up the Apprenticeship Directorate.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published a summary of social relationships and social support for vulnerable groups, including older adults and those with a self-defined disability or who are Equality Act Disabled.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
A new initiative has been launched called DevicesDotNow, supported by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The campaign is asking businesses to donate tablets, smartphones and laptops, as well as connectivity in the form of sims, dongles and mobile...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
Emsi have produced a snapshot report which shows some of the immediate term effects on recruitment activity across Sussex. You can access a free national dashboard which is tracking this on a daily basis, available here. They also ran a webinar on the labour market...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has called on Ofsted to suspend all inspections until at least January 2021 owing to the disruptions caused by coronavirus. Currently Ofsted has said it is temporarily suspending all inspections until further notice.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
The IfATE is currently consulting on the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship, following a request from the Secretary of State in February. The Leadership and Management trailblazer group are revising the Occupational Standard and End-Point Assessment (EPA) plan for...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
Article exploring things for End-point Assessment Organisations (EPAO) to consider when exploring remote or simulated delivery options for face to face end-point assessments (EPA) during COVID-19.
