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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I’ve got an idea. What if industries began to realise that their future workforce depended on their support of young people? What if they played…
Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced plans to “transform attitudes” towards mental health, as part of a new Government strategy to create a “shared society”.…
Going into 2017, organisations in the Further Education and Independent Training Provider sectors will have their own “New Year’s resolutions” to achieve their goals and…
The Coalition Government of 2010 brought with it a welcome commitment to increase the number of apprenticeships in the UK and to breathe life into…
We face a major challenge in our training and skills sector. The need for more highly skilled people, trained effectively in order to grow our…
As technology evolves and digital natives make up more and more of the population, it is becoming the norm to expect access to high quality…
This week we have all been invited to comment upon the draft strategic guidance for the new Institute for Apprenticeships. This is a very government…
Further details of how the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) will operate have today been set out in draft strategic guidance. The Institute for Apprenticeships will…
The Department for Education has published this week some outcome data for the first full year (2013-14) of the Traineeship programme. 71% of young people…
The announcement of the Apprenticeship Levy in George Osborne’s budget statement in November 2015 caught many businesses by surprise. The upcoming launch is generating a…
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