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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On Tuesday 6 March we published a refined version of our emerging strategy for LSIS, setting out our three priorities for the sector for the…
I doubt there is anyone in Education who isn’t finding the pressure to change that bit daunting. Is it a possible strategy in fact for…
Across the UK, unions are helping the young unemployed people. Unions, employers and the third sector are working together on skills to help people back…
March 8th is traditionally celebrated as International Women’s Day, a time to commemorate all those women who fought, and those who died, in the cause…
It has been a tough time for the media over the last few months. Hackgate has put newspapers in the spotlight – they no longer…
If the answer is yes, then why not encourage them to enter the UK’s greatest ever set of skills competitions. The National Apprenticeship Service is this…
In the current economic climate we need an innovative approach to vocational learning. NCFE aims to help colleges and sixth forms to cope with the…
The National Audit Office has just published a report on Adult Apprenticeships, which makes mainly encouraging reading. The NAO found that apprenticeships typically Improve people’s…
Is encouraging the development of employability skills becoming a fruitless agenda if there are no jobs to be had? This was a very popular discussion…
In January, Professor Alison Wolf’s 2011 Review of Vocational Education was in the media spotlight once more following the Department for Education’s response to her…
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