by Sarah Sawyer | May 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Prime Minister gave an update on UK’s response to the coronavirus on 10 May. The speech can be read and watched here. The first change he outlined for this week was to allow people who can’t work from work to go to work, but avoid public transport. He...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 9, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Transport has announced a £2 billion package to support active travel to help the country emerge from coronavirus crisis. The money will be used to introduce measures to make cycling and walking safer. A national cycling plan will be published in...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DWP’s latest Touchbase newsletter includes a roundup of recent DWP announcements regarding the coronavirus support for employers, benefit claimants and businesses.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has updated the list of apprenticeship standards with temporary discretions or flexibilities. These flexibilities have been agreed with them and/or the relevant External Quality Assurance...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest edition of the Education & Training Foundation (ETF) courses newsletter, highlighting the latest news of support being provided by the ETF for the FE & skills sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has published new guidance to cover that parties to contracts impacted by the COVID-19 emergency should act responsibly and fairly, support the response to COVID-19 and protect jobs and the economy.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published an updated version of ‘Coronavirus, the UK economy and society, faster indicators‘. This is new data and experimental indicators on the UK economy and society, including information related to the coronavirus....
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education (DfE) has published the latest release of ‘Special educational needs and disability: an analysis and summary of data sources’, which is analysis and links to data sources on children and young people with special educational...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
Article from Onefile discussing the possible affects of COVID-19 on apprenticeships in the long run, discussing aspects such as increased adoption of tech, reduced number of starts, shift in learner engagement and fluctuating apprentice confidence.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its guidance for FE providers during the COVID-19 outbreak. The update includes new sections on high needs funding for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and traineeship flexibilities. It also includes updates on...
