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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Earlier this month the Government set out Waves 3, 4 and 5 for Area Reviews, taking the process through to the end of 2016 and…
The thorny question of education professionalism is once again raising its battered head above the parapet. In the Further, Adult, Community and Skills sector a…
To use the word innovation at a time when funding cuts, area review and general disarray surrounds us seems almost a contradiction. Nevertheless at my…
Further education (FE) in England is being strengthened and reformed by UK Government, with area reviews one of the most significant planks in this process.…
Reforms to apprenticeships mean new trailblazer standards, a new end-point assessment regime, a new funding model, and an apprenticeship levy on large companies. On top…
Apprenticeships are receiving a great deal of attention at the moment – and rightfully so. The government have set a target of placing three million…
The Spending Review this week will set the framework for policy and debate for the next five years. We know it will include further cuts…
On Tuesday 10 November I had the opportunity to give oral evidence to the Commons Select Committee for their digital economy inquiry. ALT had already submitted written…
Prisoners’ literacy and numeracy levels It was a few years ago that I became obsessed with discovering the true extent of prisoners’ basic skills levels. …
Policy Exchange has done it again. Probably the most influential of our current crop of think tanks, Policy Exchange published an interesting report that grabbed the headlines…
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