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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Commentators regularly agree that a key driver for the UK economy is the creation and success of small businesses. Undoubtedly, creating a more entrepreneurial UK…
The benefits of adult and lifelong learning have been championed extensively, and much has been written about the significant and positive impact on individual learners,…
As LSIS’s time draws to an end I wanted to highlight how the sector has benefited from our services. First of all there are the…
Maren Deepwell, chief executive of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), wants to hear from colleges with award-winning ideas for using ICT to improve teaching…
We recently hosted a high profile work experience forum for 40 colleges at New College Swindon, with representatives from 12 leading businesses including Intel, ISG,…
The Government recently announced plans for its Technical Baccalaureate Measure. Skills Minister, Matthew Hancock promised it will ‘[give] vocational education the high status it deserves…
The Skills agenda is perhaps the greatest challenge and opportunity for the educational sector; combine this with the potential of local enterprise partnerships and you…
Earlier this month, Matthew Hancock and Michael Gove took a step towards raising the status of vocational courses in England with the launch of the…
A plethora of new legislation has or shortly will come into force in employment law, which will affect FE colleges up and down the country.…
As Colleges get to grips with new work experience criteria for their 16 to 19 year old learners, a large-scale survey has identified a huge…
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