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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...
The SEND Transition Collective, convened by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) in partnership with FE News, brought together senior practitioners, policy advisors, and FE...
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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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She did everything right. When she received her ADHD diagnosis in her early forties, she told her employer, followed the correct processes, and waited for...
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The rising challenges of life after the pandemic Talk about automation and technological disruptions feels overshadowed. We now have a more immediate challenge to tackle:…
There is now a pressing need to flex the ability of the National Careers Service providers across England to work with those who become a…
The #FutureofApprenitceships after COVID-19 Covid-19 has turned the world on its head. When lockdown was first announced, colleges, training providers and universities closed their doors…
Testing out the #apprenticeship funding model @IfATechEd Anna West, deputy director for approvals and funding at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute),…
The #FutureofApprenticeships post-COVID-19 COVID-19 has raised significant challenges for young people seeking to enter the job market. In the UK for example a total of 543,000…
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The Job Support Scheme will make a difference, but needs to be part of a comprehensive plan for jobs, skills and incomes. The furlough scheme…
On 22 September 2020 the results of a survey of apprentices was published by the @IfATechEd. Within that survey it was reported that “there are…
There is a lot to welcome in the Secretary of State’s arguments on the role of universities in the delivery of higher technical qualifications and…
The introduction of new restrictions set out by the Prime Minster has reminded us all of the serious consequences of further lockdown measures on the…
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