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...
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why...
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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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…
As the adoption of tools like ChatGPT and Bard gather pace, this article examines how they are shaping the way that student’s in further education…
In this article, Dr Lucy Atkinson outlines how the foundation year opens doors to the disadvantaged. Foundation years are subject to frequent debate. But during…
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Boosting workforce participation is a key economic challenge in the 2020s. The policy work should start in the Budget. It’s not about getting the over…
It’s clear COVID-19 has effectively become the “tech turning point” for higher education. Although the educational landscape faced considerable challenges, during the height of the…
In this article, Kate Lister explores how much more work needs to be done to decolonise and diversify education, and how higher education plays a…
The Apprenticeship Levy is an area of live debate within the Skills sector, with fact and fiction often coming together to create polarised positions. In…
Words are powerful and their use, misuse and misinterpretation can have a lasting impact on a person, their family and society. We need to check…
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