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...
Exclusive thought leadership articles written peer to peer by leading experts about the future of education and the future of work. Experts writing op’ed and thought leadership articles on apprenticeships, skills and employability.
The UK is a success. That is the initial government line of the Industrial Strategy. And for a handful of specific sectors, such as Pharma,…
Maximising Study Programmes to develop learners’ employability skills, calculation and communication competencies to equip them with the abilities to succeed in the workplace and in…
Months have passed since the dramatic vote for Brexit and now further education colleges are starting to assess the long term effects of this decision…
In our previous piece, we demonstrated the research we have undertaken to identify all occupations in the labour market that have “apprenticeship potential”, and then…
Music City’s Greatest Export? – Nashville’s Career Academies You may be forgiven for thinking that the best thing to come out of the wonderful city…
The new register of levy-providers and a bottomless funding pot This week has seen the publication of the much anticipated list of ‘the training providers…
“I now know how important it is in teaching to allow spaces for disagreement, exploration and uncertainty.” Project Participant Earlier in 2016, as Brexit debates…
Who’s educating the workers about apprentices? What do the staff your apprentices work with think of apprenticeships? Odds are that it doesn’t quite match what…
”Tis the season for merger! Following Area Reviews a lot of mergers have taken place or are going through the process. We could soon see…
When the Government set a target of creating 3 million apprenticeships by 2020, one thing was immediately clear: they were never going to hit that…
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