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Flexible working ambassador schools
The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to recruit eight working ambassador schools across England. Each school will receive a grant of £30,000 per year for 2 years to increase flexible working in schools.
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One in six childcare providers in England may close by Christmas
A quarter of nurseries and childminders across deprived areas of England say they will not get by beyond Christmas without additional income, according to a survey taken by the Early Years Alliance (EYA).
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Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers and COVID-19
The Department for Education recently commissioned an online survey with childcare providers entitled the ‘Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers and COVID-19’. Here we discuss their findings.
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Transformative School Rebuilding Programme
At the end of June, Prime Minster Boris Johnson announced government plans for a ten-year Transformative Rebuilding Programme. The first major programme to be launched since 2014.
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Trust Fund Capacity Application Support for Rural Schools
In 2020, a fifth strand of TCaF funding will be available to support ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ local authority-maintained schools in rural hamlets and villages.
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Support with your TCaF application
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced there will be investments in the 16–19 years Further Education (FE) Sector in his March 2020 Budget.
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Schools' Buying Club
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Schools' Buying Club
@SchoolsBuyClubDuring 2019 and 2020, Place Group supported a number of Trusts with successful TCaF applications. If you are submitting an application for 2021, we would be delighted to support you too! More details on our offer can be viewed at: place-group.com/mat-support/#t…
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@SchoolsBuyClubWe were delighted to see that three of our clients were among those Trusts who had successful Wave 14 free school applications. To see how we can support you with a future application, see: place-group.com/free-schools/#… .