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Interesting Government sponsored report on how to manage challenging behaviour in the classroom more information and links to the report at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-report-with-practical-advice-for-teachers-on-pupil-behaviour on site support and training from Concrew Training here

I made some enquiries about Barista Training in Lincoln last week. The first company I approached was at the top of the google search page and promote themselves as being available to speak to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including bank holidays.  I called at about 09:30 on Friday morning but the person who answered the phone could give me any information about their training courses or open evenings and said some one would phone me back.  Having heard nothing more by lunch time I phoned again and got an answer machine so I left a message, its now Monday evening and guess what - they still haven't called me back. The second company promised a reply within 24 hours, I sent a message through their on line enquiry form at about 21:00 on the Friday evening, to be honest I wasnt expecting a reply over the weekend but guess what ............. No your wrong -  I didn't get a call back and I still haven't had one. All I can say is Concrew Training values your custom and we

The changes to flat rate VAT, that were announced last year, are due to come into effect on 01 April 2017.  Thousands of small businesses are facing large rises in the amount of tax they pay Under the current system small businesses charge 20% vat on their sales and pay a percentage of their total sales, including vat, to the Government but are unable to reclaim their input vat, the vat they pay on their purchases.  The percentage they pay is between 4% and 14.5% dependent on the sector they operate in.  Sectors that are likely to buy more goods for resale pay less, service sector industries pay more. From April 2017 small businesses that spend less than 2% of their total turnover or £1000/year on physical goods will be classed as limited cost businesses and if registered for flat rate VAT will pay the new rate of 16.5%. An illustration of how this will affect small business is to look at a membership organisation, under the current system they charge 20% VAT ON their membership

New report from the Institute for Government concludes that "in three critical policy areas (Further education, Regional government and Industrial strategy) and indeed in others not directly covered here – change happens far too often and too casually. New legislation replaces old; organisations are founded and abolished; policies are launched and relaunched; programmes are created and abandoned – all at an alarming rate" read the full report here #fe #furtheredication #government #industrialstrategy #college #education #skills #apprenticeships

01 April 2017 sees the National Minimum Wage (#NMW) / National Living Wage (#NLW) increase.   The new rates from 01 April 2017 are: Age 25/25+       £7.50 Age 21-24         £7.05 Age 18-20         £5.60 Age under 18    £4.05 Apprentice       £3.50 01 April 2017 sees the introduction of Gender Pay Gap reporting.  P rivate and voluntary sector organisations employing more than 250 people need to publish their gender pay gap information within the next 12 months.   The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 is due to come into effect on 31 March 2017 and should place the similar responsibilities on Public Sector Organisations. More information on what is required can be found on the ACAS website or #ConcrewTraining offer a one day CPD course for managers and HR professionals that helps you understand what is required and how you can best  best the requirements.

#Ofsted have just released a report on their findings following an investigation into the consistency and reliability of school short inspections. That is to say how   frequently 2 inspectors independently conducting a short inspection of the same school on the same day agreed on the outcome of the inspection. Read more here

Learn about #DNS #SPF #DKIM #DMARC #CPanel Newsletter editing screen shot from Concrew Training. "Big Data is watching you"  by  Jeremy Keith  used under CC BY 2.0   The above are all daunting terms for those first venturing into #Digital Newsletters and #EmailMarketing. #ConcrewTraining "Give Something Back" support for small business helps you get through the technical barriers behind email marketing and email newsletters.  We work with you to get the setting right, you get hands on experience with drop and drag email editors and we show you where the free to use services are and how they work. Our  #GiveSomethingBack  support is heavily subsidised which makes it affordable for even the smallest #startup #business. Launch prices start at £25+vat per hour plus travel at £1+vat per hour (round trip) Based in #Mansfield #England our support is perfect for new business, start up and small enterprise as well as #Charity / #Charities and #Notfo

Image: Social Media & Marketing by Rosaura Ochoa used under CC BY 2.0 Illustration by Gerardo Obieta - @G_Obieta Gain the knowledge and confidence to set up a range of #marketing #digitalmarketing #socialmedia and #blogging sites to help bring your product and services to a wider audience. Find out how you can post to multiple sites at the same time Learn how to find edit and resize images Find out More >>>>>>>>>>>> Our  #GiveSomethingBack  support is heavily subsidised which makes it affordable for even the smallest #startup #business.  Launch prices start at £25+vat per hour plus travel at £1+vat per hour (round trip) Based in #Mansfield #England our support is perfect for new business, start up and small enterprise as well as #Charity / #Charities and #NotforProfit organisations especially those in #Nottingham #Derby #Mansfield #Chesterfield and the surround area

Hands on support to help you build your own #Website We show you how to use #WordPress, Drop and Drag Editors and Plugins to create a professional Looking #web site in just a few hours. Image:  Website  by  medithIT  used under  CC BY2.0 In less than a day most people gain enough knowledge to build their own web site and the confidence to develop it further, and of course #ConcrewTraining is only a phone call away if you ever get stuck. Website Build and Design used to be difficult and expensive but small business can now do it inhouse - Easily ! Find out More >>>>>>>>>>>> Our #GiveSomethingBack support is heavily subsidised which makes it affordable for even the smallest #startup #business. Launch prices start at £25+vat per hour plus travel at £1+vat per hour (round trip) Based in #Mansfield #England our support is perfect for new business, start up and small enterprise as well as #Charity / #Charities and #NotforProfit org