Department for Education

Disadvantaged children and young people across West Sussex have been receiving new devices to support at-home learning through Covid-19. The programme, now in its seventh week, has seen 4,838 devices delivered across the county.

Tens of thousands of pupils are set to benefit from new, modern, energy efficient school buildings as 50 schools are confirmed for the first wave of the Prime Minister’s ten-year rebuilding programme, to level up opportunities for all.

Lateral flow tests to be deployed to all secondary schools and colleges to help detect asymptomatic cases and break chains of transmission

Staff to be tested weekly, and staff and students to be tested daily if identified as a close contact

Both the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills and the Minister for Employment visited Plumpton College, East Sussex last Friday (4th December), hearing how the College is addressing the skills gap facing employers.

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The Government ambition to create green jobs takes a major step forward with the launching of a new Green Jobs Taskforce which will set the direction for the job market as we transition to a high-skill, low carbon economy.

The UK Government has announced the establishment of a new apprenticeship designed to train space engineering technicians, equipping them with the technical skills needed for a career in the space industry.