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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The sales floor is always buzzing at 8:30am and the 13th April is no exception. On this day are four new faces from South Essex…
The cuts to funding for adult skills in 2015-16 have been widely documented in the last month, with the Association of Colleges (AoC) warning that…
The question that we’re constantly asking ourselves in further education (FE) is: “How can we use technology innovatively to support exceptional student experiences?”. For college principals…
All the major parties have now published their manifestos and within these there are sections on employment and skills. Encouraging I hear you say but…
I attended the annual FE National Conference: The Learning Revolution, on 26th March at the Thistle Hotel Heathrow, organised by Paul Tully of Newbubbles. Newbubbles’…
It has finally happened. For just about the first time anyone I have spoken to can remember Further Education Colleges got a mention in a…
In a recent post by Stephen Downes, MOOC pioneer and a proponent of connectivist learning (see for example his keynote speech at the 2013 ALT…
The Green Party believes in education. We believe in funding the future of our younger generations. That’s why, unlike Labour, the Conservatives, and the Liberal…
Jobs in education are churning at about the same level as the private sector. What should you do to keep job fit? Reasons behind the…
I spoke recently at a conference in London to a paper called “Resistance is fertile: The demands the FE and Skills sector must make of…
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