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...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
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When I read that Millfield School is reducing its fees by 10% and has urged other leading schools to follow suit claiming it’s ‘the right…
Following the Government’s announcement yesterday (6 Dec) cuts of up to 20% to the funding for a number of management apprenticeships, including the Chartered Manager Degree…
Science apprenticeships are increasing after years of stagnation. It’s good news for young people wanting to enter the profession, but and it could also be…
Colleges That Don’t Plan Should Emulate Drought Stricken Cape Town It was as I sat drinking coffee, high in the “groves above academe”, that I…
It is becoming increasingly challenging for tutors in higher education to engage their students with learning materials through traditional methods. Technology is continuing to shape…
We’re at risk of missing out on the once-in-a-generation opportunities offered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The 4IR is defined by the interconnectivity of…
This Autumn, I’ve been running CPD days for those on the front line of delivering apprenticeships. These are small-group events where we’ve looked across the…
Colleges continue to face increased pressures, as expectations rise and funding is cut. It has therefore become more important than ever that all decisions not…
The higher education sector has received considerable attention this week. The Institute of Fiscal Studies’ (IfS) report on the impact of undergraduate degrees on early-career…
The role of the tertiary education system in meeting the work force challenges of the country has never been more important. As a society, we’re…
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