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One of the strangest things about the current AI conversation is how quickly people jump from “this tool improves efficiency” to “human judgement is now...
Further education colleges across the UK continue to demonstrate resilience and ingenuity in the face of sustained financial pressure. While funding remains constrained and costs...
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As devolution reshapes England’s skills system and the second iteration of LSIPs comes into focus, attention is rightly turning to how regional ambition becomes delivery. Suzanne Slater, Commercial...
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Gatsby Benchmark 4 at the Centre Measurement, comparison, competition, quality assurance – these are all important parts of any system. But when they become the…
Like practically every country around the world the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to economies and businesses, crippling and in some cases paralysing even…
Students who were due to take exams this year have had a unique struggle, facing uncertainty over their next steps. It is therefore crucial for…
Jamilah Simpson, aged 20, and Louis Curtis, aged 22, are members of panel of apprentices for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (@IfATechEd). Below they tell readers about…
Jennifer Coupland @IfATechEd reflects on the encouraging progress being made with #TLevels: The first T Levels launched this month in a climate that I doubt…
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The future for FE and 5 ways to fully realise the PM’s “Lifetime Skills Guarantee” vision In Tuesday’s speech from Exeter College, Prime Minister Boris…
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