by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
A report published by the Centre for Retail Research shows that UK high streets have lost more than 140,000 jobs in 2019, predicting more to come in 2020. Further details are available on their website.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
New rules introduced by the Government have widened access to the Blue Badge scheme. Thousands of people with Parkinson’s, dementia, epilepsy and other ‘invisible’ disabilities have gained access to the benefits from Blue Badges. Further details can be seen...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 27, 2019 | Uncategorised
An HR Director shares their top five predictions for what can be expected from HR in the coming year. This includes digital dexterity in the workforce, the prominence of wellbeing in the workplace, addressing diversity and inclusion and a more digital HR...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 27, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Government has announced a project to help make bus travel more convenient, to encourage more people to choose bus travel. The project aims to standardise and publish information from bus operators, which will enable bus users to plan routes, estimate journey...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 27, 2019 | Uncategorised
The official list has been published of those recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s honours from the world of education and skills with a summary from FE Week here. Congratulations to all those honoured for their contribution to the sector.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Top employers and apprentices have been recognised at the 16th National Apprenticeship Awards to celebrate their commitment to apprenticeships.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has published an apprenticeship starts parliamentary constituency dashboard. Starts can be looked at by sector, age, level and subject area amongst other factors. They are developing data visualisation applications to offer users a more...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorised
FE Week has started to review the year of FE and skills news, starting with news from January 2019.
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Queen’s speech delivered on 19 December included education funding announcements of increased levels of funding per pupil in every school and the establishing of a National Skills Fund. A transcript of the Queen’s speech can be read here. Sector...
by Sarah Sawyer | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorised
National Apprenticeship Week 2020 will take place from 3 to 9 February next year, extended to include the weekend for the first time. The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has produced toolkits to encourage parents, teachers, employers and young people to ‘Look...
