The government's plans for young people will go further if they are built around the colleges already providing technical pathways, work placements and apprenticeships, argues...
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I’m writing this just before heading off on a family camping trip to Yorkshire, which means the house is currently a chaotic blend of optimism,...
There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
Provider achievement rates receive significant attention from boards, governors and executive teams because they provide a straightforward indication of overall performance. They are often one...
Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
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At the Milton Keynes College Group, we’ve just held our first College in the Community day, where more than six hundred students and staff got…
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day on Wednesday, 8 March is #EmbraceEquity calling for a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. Sue…
To mark Careers Week 2023, Adam Goldstein unpacks the role that T Levels are already playing when it comes to learners’ future education and employment…
As Apprenticeships and Skills Minister, one of my biggest challenges – and personal passions in life – is thinking about how we can change the…
Colin Salmon discusses the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the demand for practical skills and hands-on experience. As the Head of Faculty for Technology…
With International Women’s Day on the horizon, it is important to once again bring the issue of the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and…
On 31 January 2023 the CIPD published a blog considering ‘the pros and cons’ of management apprenticeships and their effectiveness “in addressing England’s skills and…
Creativity is cited as the last frontier of human superiority, but recent changes in AI have made some worry that we’ve now been surpassed. But…
Last week AELP hosted their second ever Green Skills Summit in Birmingham, bringing together people to discuss how the skills sector can meet the net…
Today, it is not a question of “if” but “when” we fall victim to cyber criminals, and the same is true for schools as over…
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