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Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
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Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
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The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
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The term ‘e-learning’ was first applied in a professional content in 1999 by educational technology expert Elliott Masie. It’s no surprise that in the 23…
Novak Djokovic is indisputably one of the greatest tennis players of all time and yet he pays someone to coach him, to help him get…
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Every business is unique, as is every learner. Herein lies the challenge when designing and delivering apprenticeship training; how do you ensure the employer gets…
This country is filled with entrepreneurs. According to the Institute of Fiscal Studies, the UK has the second-highest level of solo self-employment as a percentage…
Over the past few years, a popular buzzword has emerged within educational systems: transformation. For business schools, adapting to the evolving needs of their faculty,…
Having been involved from an early stage with the T Level (including being an unwitting participant in the original research programme and DfE development meetings),…
Quantum computing technology is maturing rapidly and has the potential to drive a technological revolution across sectors like finance, pharma, manufacturing, energy and utilities. Quantum…
The challenge facing education in the global community Under the United Nations Sustainability Goals, the 4th goal speaks of the obligation to provide quality education…
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