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...
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why...
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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England is teaching America a thing or two How England is teaching America a thing or two about scaling successful apprenticeship Winston Churchill was a…
Always on the look-out for sizeable data sources they can compromise, cyber attackers are creative and resourceful individuals who often strike when least expected. For…
“No-one’s talking about degree apprenticeships” So said a member of audience on a recent edition of Question time. And he was right. The panel, including Angela…
Last week saw the European Vocational Education Week take place. This pan-Europe event celebrates the work of the sector and discusses the reforms taking place.…
GPRS Salary & Benefits Survey launch reveals: Talent Acquisition is changing GPRS Recruitment has released its latest WBL Salary & Benefits Survey, affirming that the…
This year’s Edtech UK Global Summit, held last week in London, was a triumph. It was packed with energetic updates from all over the sector…
The Register of Apprenticeship Providers (RoATP) has seen an increase in employers putting themselves forward to become employer providers, and it is likely this will…
Look back on the Government’s announcement in 2015 to introduce the apprenticeship levy and the key justification for this was that employers weren’t investing enough…
The long awaited Industrial Strategy White Paper has finally been published. And it makes good reading. There is a strong emphasis on backing winning sectors…
Those of us working in the career development sector were buoyed recently by the speech given by the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, Anne Milton,…
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