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...
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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...
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...
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Within the work based learning and training sector, companies are monopolising on business opportunities and have growth plans in place which usually goes hand in…
FE providers are constantly deluged with change. If you’ve been in the sector for long, you’ll have seen the 1980s style YTS morph into a…
Professionalism is central to the mission of the Society for Education and Training (SET). Our goal is to help teachers and trainers develop and improve…
Response to the NFER evaluation of university technical colleges – Year 1 The first evaluation of University Technical College (UTC)’s approaches to curriculum design and…
The UK’s modern education system dates back to the 1944 and 1947 Education Acts, which created universal free secondary education. The system was built around…
Watch this video to find out what Dr Ross Parry thought were the drivers of EdTech both generally and specifically for Leicester, what the major…
The cost and importance of higher education mean the sector is always open to scrutiny. Whether that’s from politicians, journalists or even their own staff…
Once upon a time long, long ago I was a callow college Vice Principal and so wet behind the ears there was watercress. And one…
How can we help employers create UK wide apprenticeships? Skills devolution is now a fact of life and so it seems futile to try and…
Uber, Equifax, Yahoo: big-name data breaches have become so commonplace over the past year or two that the average consumer has almost become desensitised to…
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