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.
I once heard the principal of a large college concede that the results were not as good as they might be because they hadn’t been…
The start of every new year and the return to a new academic year, both professionally and personally, we may have paused, reflected, and even…
When looking for models of leadership to emulate, college leaders and managers will often look to the worlds of politics, sport, and warfare. Figures such…
Late last year, the Treasury announced that it will increase the apprentice minimum wage by a whopping 9.7% in April 2023. However, with the national…
The challenge for independent training providers to enter apprentices into the WorldSkills UK competitions has not been an easy one. Private capital investment and considerable…
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and Change Agents UK recently undertook a short piece of research for the Universities Partnership in Leicestershire, learning a…
While the latest research from the 2022 Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital Index suggests that 99% of people in the UK now make use of the…
If you were to compare the classroom of today with one from the 1800s, the core concepts would not be so different. Children still sit…
Distilling practitioners’ expertise from this year’s ERSA Conference, CEO Elizabeth Taylor reflects on the sector’s skill in helping people tread the right path toward work.…
Workforce demographics are changing. As the average lifespan for humans continues to increase, so does the typical retirement age. Consequently, the age diversity in the…
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