For the Attention Apprentices: We will be open for training from Mon. 8th March 2021 with Covid-Secure procedures.
You would have had a phone call from Tracey - please book a test and await a negative result before you arrive. We are look forward to welcoming you back!
However, if your test is positive you will be given full information of how to self-isolate, so please call us to let us know.
The Shears Academy Training Team :)
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So - it was good news last night! 
Schools (including further education) to begin to go back to face-to-face teaching and learning on Mon. 8th March, with salons and barber shops able to re-open Mon. April 12th, all being well of course. To be safe, we all need to remain cautious, taking each (little) step, one at a time. The Academy Training Team are working hard to plan our own step-by-step return to face-to-face training, and then reopening to models & clients to offer services.
Meanwhile, take care of yourselves and others, keep safe, and watch this space for dates/details - we are so excited that we will be seeing you all again very soon!
The Shears Academy Team :)
Latest update to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates New rates as of: 1st April 2021
Apprentice NMW rate: £4.30 per hour for under 19s or in the first year of their apprenticeship
16-17: £4.62 per hour
18-20: £6.56 per hour
21-22: £8.36 per hour
New National Living Wage rate for those 23 + over: £8.91 per hour
Hello Employers!
The government has extended the employer incentive scheme for hiring a new apprentice. The scheme, which pays up to £3,000 to employers for each new apprentice hired between 1st August 2020 and 31st January 2021, has been extended to the end of March 2021.
Employers who hire a new apprentice between August 2020 and the end of March 2021 can claim a payment of £2,000 for apprentices aged 16 to 24, and £1,500 for apprentices aged 25 and over. These payments are in addition to the £1,000 employers already receive for hiring an apprentice who is aged 16 to 18 years old (or is under 25 with an education, health and care plan or has been in the care of their local authority).
Employers who take on a new apprentice will receive the incentive payment in two equal instalments, 50% after the apprentice completes three months of their apprenticeship and the remaining 50% after the apprentice completes one year.
To receive the full payment, the apprenticeship must last for at least twelve months.
The payment can be used in any way the employer chooses including, for example, on the apprentice’s salary. However, employers can only apply for the additional payment for new apprentices if they are registered on the government’s digital Apprenticeship Service.
If you are are an employer who is not yet on the Apprenticeship Service, please contact us on: hello@shearsacademy.co.uk and we will be pleased to assist you to register your business.
The Shears Academy Team
Winter Achievers 2021