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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Last September I thought the FE environment was becoming somewhat complicated whereas actually it was a time of calm relative to the new agenda we…
There is a difference between learner support and learning support. Learner support relates to help the learner might need with any personal issues, and/or general…
President Obama Boots US Apprenticeships President Obama visited Macomb Community College in Michigan last week. It was his second visit to the college since he…
Back to work blues after too brief a summer break to find Further Education facing even more existential challenges. Funding slashed; provision restricted; targets raised;…
Over the past decade Edge has championed the importance and benefits of high quality technical, practical and vocational education and training, seeking a closer alignment…
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Our research with a stratified sample of 40 FE and skills providers across 60 indicators in 2014/15 found that the use of education technologies, blended…
Amid all the challenges of the new academic year, there is one new responsibility likely to continue to sit slightly uneasily with college principals and…
Look around the average campus today and it’s likely you’ll find provision for people with physical disabilities, such as ramps for wheelchairs and walking aids.…
The subject of Apprenticeships is once again firmly on the government’s agenda and an area where there has been recent reform with proposals for more…
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