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 importance of sound leadership was highlighted this week by Sir Michael Wilshaw in his first report as Ofsted’s Chief Inspector. He wrote that senior…
On 16th November, the first-ever Edge Research Conference took place at the NEC in Birmingham, alongside the Skills Show, the UK’s biggest skills and careers…
This month, NCFE has been supporting National Colleges Week 2012, raising awareness of the vital role colleges play in improving young people’s work-readiness. We’ve also…
Just over a week ago the UK’s biggest skills and careers event, The Skills Show, took place at Birmingham’s NEC and I am proud that…
Maren Deepwell, chief executive of the Association for Learning Technology, argues that the creation of a technology-confident teaching force will be a measure of the…
‘When you are cooking for 80 soldiers, often under fire, with one oven, you need to be good at maths! ‘ ‘I went from being…
By their very nature systems are set up to attract degrees of change. Some would call this making improvements; others may consider it tinkering. However…
I felt privileged to contribute to On the up: the rewards of adult learning, the NIACE celebration of the first 21 Adult Learners’ Weeks that…
On 1 October 2012 radical changes to workplace pensions came into force. Employers will now be required to enrol eligible jobholders into a pension scheme as…
At the invitation of the Government and on behalf of the whole learning ad skills sector, LSIS is leading the current review of teacher and…
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