Party conference season is one of the few points in the political calendar when politicians, policymakers, employers, think tanks and organisations from across the public...
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...
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LOUISE DOYLE, a further education consultant and director of quality assurance experts MESMA, argues that apprenticeships should be considered as a relevant and plausible path to…
How to address the UK’s ‘Productivity Challenge’ amongst G7 nations. It is well documented that the UK suffers from a serious and long-standing productivity gap.…
After what has felt like the longest lead-in time ever, the apprenticeship levy has finally landed, with businesses able to access their Digital Apprenticeship Account…
When it comes to observation records, I have issues with checklists, matrices, tables, scorecards, boxes to tick and all things criteria. I know this will…
As the levy collection begins, a cross-party committee of MPs have just done a great job in reviewing the government’s apprenticeship reforms and ministers would…
One thing that we are finding a lot when we speak to larger employers is that most do not have one single companywide L &…
Further education is still out of reach for too many in the UK. While we know how many applicants for higher or further education are…
Edge is a huge advocate of apprenticeships. We believe they can offer exciting learning and career opportunities for young people. When we came to recruit…
Next month I’m chairing a London conference on mental health in the workplace and it’s got me thinking about the work we do in the…
NOCN has put together ‘10 top tips’ that all levy paying employers should do to ‘make apprenticeships matter’. For employers to be able to justify…
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