To continue the camping theme from part one in this series, even if you think you have all the equipment and have predicted all the...
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...
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I have been away. For a year. In this time I have met people in Africa who are living in abject poverty, learning, training and…
The UK’s digital skills shortage never feels as if it’s too far from the headlines so perhaps it’s not surprising that we’re starting to see…
The response from the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) to the apprenticeship levy announcement in the Summer Budget has been cautious and reserved.…
Apparently not according to the recent EAT (Employment Appeal Tribunal) decision in the case of Basildon Academies v Amadi UKEAT/0343/14. Most people would assume that…
The Government’s Productivity Plan includes some important ideas, but places too narrow a focus on young people and qualifications. Whist supporting young people is obviously…
Business leaders have been saying for years that they struggle to find enough staff with the right practical skills. Industry experts say there aren’t enough…
“Simply The Best”, sang Tina Turner many years ago, “Better than all the rest”. I wonder how many times that anthem has been played at…
The OECD’s Programme on Local Economic and Employment Development, or LEED as it is better known, is perhaps not an initiative which is front and…
I can’t say this loud enough this year: DO INDUCTION PROPERLY. No, don’t go away. I’m not just talking to teachers. I’m talking to managers…
There is a lot of anecdotal reporting about the importance of the creative industries and views about the future growth and skills needs of the…
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