Party conference season is one of the few points in the political calendar when politicians, policymakers, employers, think tanks and organisations from across the public...
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...
Exclusive thought leadership articles written peer to peer by leading experts about the future of education and the future of work. Experts writing op’ed and thought leadership articles on apprenticeships, skills and employability.
The UK is the only OECD Member country, except for Switzerland, to have seen a sustained rise in economic inactivity since the start of the…
In this piece, Charlie Levitton, UK&I Enterprise Development Manager at SMART Technologies, looks at how organisations can use technology to streamline and improve how they deliver…
Further education can be perceived by some as presenting a binary for students – should they become a Bachelor of Arts or Science? But it…
The global pandemic has magnified educational challenges, yet digital transformation in the education sector has accelerated immeasurably, driving change across primary, secondary, and higher education.…
Professor Terence Hogarth considers how the UK can drive its productivity and growth by boosting the supply of intermediate skills, which would enable increasing numbers…
By 2024 colleges will be asked to report their carbon emissions by the Department for Education: a new Standardised Carbon Emissions Reporting Framework has been…
The article suggests ways of improving apprentice progress reviews such as integrating them into the curriculum. Highlighting the issue of viewing progress reviews as box-ticking…
This Article aims to raise awareness regarding the advancement of neurodiverse adolescents as they transition into the world of work and higher education. I will…
There’s already an answer to the challenge of how to continue maths for Post-16s. Core Maths was introduced in 2017 and is a well-regarded but…
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have recently published proposals on mandatory qualifications policy in apprenticeships as part of an IfATE consultation that is…
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