by Sarah Sawyer | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published new guidance for safe working in education and chilcare. The guidance covers preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
Following the Prime Minister’s new announcement on the UK’s next steps with regard to COVID-19, the Cabinet Office has published guidance on ‘staying alert and safe (social distancing)’ which explains the new announcements. The Cabinet...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has added a document to the adult education budget (AEB) funding rules 2019/20 that sets out specific flexibilities to the traineeship core offer to support providers in response to COVID-19, for all providers who receive AEB funding.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Information: provider relief scheme; 3. Information: ESFA adult education budget (AEB) funding rules for 2019 to 2020.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
New research by the Resolution Foundation and the London School of Economics has been looking into the incomes of the top 1% in the UK, how it’s changed over time, and how it changes what we thought we knew about UK inequality in the 2010s. The Resolution Foundation...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Cabinet Office has announced that new ministerial-led taskforces have been set up to plan how closed sectors can reopen safely. The taskforces will look at the sectors of pubs and restaurants, non-essential retail (including salons), recreation and leisure,...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has announced a £5 million Loneliness Covid-19 Grant Fund. National organisations working to tackle loneliness and build social connections are invited to apply for a share of this funding, which the government is investing to help them to continue and...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Office for National Statistics has published an analysis of monthly growth for the production and services industries between February 2020 and March 2020, highlighting the impact from COVID-19.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
The government has updated its guidance for the European Regional Development Fund Q&A on COVID-19 response document to add additional guidance about project claims.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Chancellor has announced that the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October from the original June cut-off. The current scheme is extended a further month, until July, and will work the same as it is now. From August...
