ICAEW's research into mid-tier accountancy firms found that, while firms expect AI to reduce demand for some early-career tasks, most do not anticipate an overall...
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....
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As we locked the college up at around 2pm on Christmas Eve we started to receive further information on the email about Area Review requirements…
Invariably these days news items about apprenticeships are accompanied by the stock image of a young person in overalls, typically in high tech engineering, maintaining…
Starting a new job can be difficult at any time. This is especially true for those who have just left school and are embarking on…
The Study Programme represents a sea change in the delivery of education in the 16-19 age range. It is a deceptively simple model, expecting education…
Government publications rarely contain information of any great significance but the latest Apprenticeship Plan “English Apprenticeships: Our 2020 Vision” is an exception and one particular…
Following on from the Education and Training Foundation’s March 2015 report, ‘Making Maths and English Work for All’ which reviewed maths and English provision and…
After the excesses of Christmas, many of us will now be thinking about how to pay off the bills, a task made harder by the…
Social media in further education (FE) was put to plenty of good use last year – but what did you think were some of the…
A few days ago I wrote an article about the forthcoming Apprenticeship Levy scheme. My interpretation of the information contained within the latest joint BIS/Department…
It would be an unthinkable to entrust the education of our children to anyone who is not appropriately qualified. There are exacting qualifications requirements to…
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